"You gotta try it all": Parents' Experiences with Robotic Gait Training for their Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Journal: Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics
PMID: 25529412

Abstract

AIMS: Innovative robotic technologies hold strong promise for improving walking abilities of children with cerebral palsy (CP), but may create expectations for parents pursuing the "newest thing" in treatment. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore parents' values about walking in relation to their experiences with robotic gait training for their children.

Authors

  • Briony Beveridge
    a 1 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
  • Deanna Feltracco
    a 1 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
  • Jillian Struyf
    a 1 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
  • Emily Strauss
    a 1 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
  • Saniya Dang
    a 1 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto , Toronto, Canada.
  • Shanon Phelan
    b 2 Bloorview Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto, Canada.
  • F Virginia Wright
    b Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , and.
  • Barbara E Gibson
    b Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , and.

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