Old Quizzes (cerebral pasly, and child development) Flashcards
A child with cerebral palsy commonly presents with impairments of?
ROM Strength Coordination Soft tissue mobility (ALL the above)
A 6-year old child with CP who walks independently in the school environment using a wheeled, rear walker, would be classified in the GMFCS as what level?
Level 3
The PDMS-2 is an appropriate tool for assessing the level of motor development of a child with CP who is how old?
3 years old
0-5.11
When assessing the LE ROM of a child with spastic diplegic CP accuracy of the measurement is?
Enhanced by averaging 2 consecutive measurements
Strength training programs for children with CP have been demonstrated to?
Increase muscle strength
A 6 year old child with spastic diplegic CP can ambulate independently with a rear-walker in school environment, cant stand without support, and sometimes loses her balance when reaching for objects while sitting at her desk. What is the best standardized assessment of dynamic balance?
Modified Functional Reach Test in sitting
The only test that is both valid and reliable for a 7-year-old girl with CP is what?
GMFM
Evidence has shown that participation scores of children with CP increase with what type of training?
Aerobic training
A PT would like to assess the level of participation of an 18-year-old college student with spastic CP. What is the most appropriate standardized measurement?
PEDI (participation)
The 6-7.5 year old is a recomendation
An 8 year old child diagnosed with CP independently walks and is able to hop, jump, and run. What is his GMFC level/
Level I
Which developmental theory most influences the current practice of pediatric PT?
Dynamic Systems
Your best friend from high school expresses concern that there is something wrong with his 12-month old son. At this age, a typical 12-month old can?
Gesture Change from sitting to creeping Walk with hands held Rise to stand through half-kneel (All the Above)
Your best friend from high school expresses concern that there is something wrong with his 4-month old son. At this age, a typical 4-month old can?
Roll over independently
Your best friend from high school expresses concern that there is something wrong with his 6-month old son. At this age, a typical 6-month old can?
Sit independently, without external support
Which of the following are red flags as possible indications of atypical motor development in an infant?
Extremely floppy Very quiet Oral feeding difficulties Demonstrates unilateral reaching (all the above)
How can you tell an infant has their ATNR has integrated?
When turning his head and bringing his hand to the mouth on the same side
A “sensitive period” is a?
Time when normal development is most sensitive to abnormal environmental conditions and the brain is particularly responsive to experience
Hand and knees creeping in infants
Is sometimes never exhibited by a small number of infants
Is achieved between 5-13 months of age
Covers about 2 football fields a day
(all of the above)
One of the constraints an infant has in being able to extend his head in prone is??
Large weight of the head relative to the body
An infant has just begun to pull to stand through kneeling, still demonstrates plantar grasp in standing, and is independent in sitting including all protective reactions. This infant chronological age is approximately how old?
9 months
