Activity based restorative therapy considerations for children: medical and therapeutic perspectives for the pediatric population
Brooke Reeves,
Emily Smith,
Miranda Broussard
et al.
Abstract:Well-established scientific evidence demonstrates that activity is essential for the development and repair of the central nervous system, yet traditional rehabilitation approaches target muscles only above the lesion as a means of compensation. Activity-Based Rehabilitation (ABR) represents an evolving paradigm shift in neurorehabilitation targeting activation of the neuromuscular system below the lesion. Based on activity-dependent plasticity, ABR offers high intensity activation of the nervous system to opt… Show more
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