Bimanual motor performance in everyday life activities of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Abstract

This study increased our understanding of bimanual motor performance of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy in everyday life activities. The results demonstrated children with cerebral palsy rely more on their less-affected hand to perform bimanual activities with or without verbal prompts. Incorporating bimanual activities and verbal prompts during intervention may only be effective on facilitating basic hand movements but not on improving complex movements of affected hands. Further research is needed to explore other intervention strategies to facilitate complex bilateral hand movements.