This comprehensive resource and clinical guide for students and practicing pediatric therapists features current information on the neurological foundations of hand skills, the development of hand skills, and intervention with children who have problems related to hand skills.
Part I: Foundation of Hand Skills 1. Cortical control of hand-object interaction 2. Anatomy and kinesiology of the hand 3. Normal and impaired development of force control in precision grip 4. Perceptual functions of the hand 5. Reaching and eye-hand coordination 6. Cognition and motor skills
Part II: Development of Hand Skills 7. Hand skill development in the context of infants play: birth to two years 8. Object manipulation in infants and children 9. Handedness in children 10. Self-care and hand skill 11. The development of graphomotor skills
Part III: Therapeutic Intervention 12. Intervention for children with hand skill problems 13. A fine motor program for preschoolers 14. Evaluation of handwriting 15. Principles and practices of teaching handwriting 16. Upper extremity intervention in cerebral palsy: a neurodevelopmental approach 17. Pediatric hand therapy 18. Splinting the upper extremity of a child 19. Efficacy of interventions to enhance hand function
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