%0 Journal Article %1 Cristarella1975 %A Cristarella, M. C. %D 1975 %J Am J Occup Ther %K Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Equipment and Supplies; Female; Human Engineering; Humans; Posture; Spasm %N 5 %P 273--276 %T Comparison of straddling and sitting apparatus for the spastic cerebral-palsied child. %V 29 %X The sitting posture of a spastic cerebral-palsied child in a standard chair and on a straddling apparatus is discussed in this paper. It is suggested from the literature that a sitting apparatus which encourages hip abduction positioning provides the stability a child needs to engage in bilateral hand skills. In examining the sitting posture of a cerebral-palsied child, it is recommended that straddling apparatus be used.

@article{Cristarella1975, abstract = {The sitting posture of a spastic cerebral-palsied child in a standard chair and on a straddling apparatus is discussed in this paper. It is suggested from the literature that a sitting apparatus which encourages hip abduction positioning provides the stability a child needs to engage in bilateral hand skills. In examining the sitting posture of a cerebral-palsied child, it is recommended that straddling apparatus be used.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:16:46.000+0200}, author = {Cristarella, M. C.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/238dc83ca536f4f8615894846c0a1fa57/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {9d24871f5c54b0cdd7e1ea223d06b8e7}, intrahash = {38dc83ca536f4f8615894846c0a1fa57}, journal = {Am J Occup Ther}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Equipment and Supplies; Female; Human Engineering; Humans; Posture; Spasm}, number = 5, pages = {273--276}, pmid = {50015}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:16:46.000+0200}, title = {Comparison of straddling and sitting apparatus for the spastic cerebral-palsied child.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 29, year = 1975 }