Arooj Hassan, Samia Sarmad, Roohi Abbas, Husna Albab, Sidra Aslam Ansari, Wardah Rauf.
Role of Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) in Improving Manual Activities of Upper Extremity in Adolescents with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy.
Pak Paed J Jan ;46(1):88-92.

Objective: Aim of this study earmark the role of hand arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) in enhancing manual activities of upper extremity in adolescents with athetoid CP. Study Design: A quasi-experimental study Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Dimensions institute over duration of 6 months. Material and Methods: 42 Athetoid CP children have participated in the study with age range 13-18 years. Severity in impairments of manual abilities and motor functions were assessed through manual ability classification system (MAC) and gross motor functional classification system (GMFCS) and patient at GMFCS level III and MAC level III were included in the study. Duration of therapy was 90hours for 12 weeks. The questionnaire used to access HABIT interventions was ABILHAND-KIDS. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for the comparison of pre-test and post-test results. Results: Results showed significant improvement on ABLEHAND-KIDS. Non parametric analysis was used to interpret the data. P value was found to be significant i.e. 0.00. Z value of Wilcoxon signed rank test was -5.689a Conclusion: HABIT is an effective technique in improving manual activities in upper extremities in adolescents with athetoid cerebral palsy.

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