Discovering the sense of touch: protocol for a randomised controlled trial examining the efficacy of a somatosensory discrimination intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

• Main Authors: Belinda McLean (Author), Misty Blakeman (Author), Leeanne Carey (Author), Roslyn Ward (Author), Iona Novak (Author), Jane Valentine (Author), Eve Blair (Author), Susan Taylor (Author), Natasha Bear (Author), Michael Bynevelt (Author), Emma Basc (Author), Stephen Rose (Author), Lee Reid (Author), Kerstin Pannek (Author), Jennifer Angeli (Author), Karen Harpster (Author), Catherine Elliott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, 75% have impaired somatosensory function, which contributes to learned non-use of the affected upper limb. Currently, motor learning approaches are used to improve upper-limb motor skills in these children, but few studies have examined...