Pediatric Physical Therapy. Patient Status-post 🏤 Pilocytic Astrocytoma

✅ Abstract: A patient with hemiplegia, post 🏤 astrocytoma resection, received physical therapy by a student 👨‍🎓️ at a university setting 📐 for 1️⃣6️⃣ treatment sessions from March to May 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist 👨‍⚕️. The patient was evaluated with the 10 🔟-meter walk 🚶 test, the Peabody Developmental Motor 🛵 Scale ⚖️-2️⃣, the Gross Motor 🛵 Function Measure-6️⃣6️⃣, and ➕ the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Main patient goals 🥍 were improved gross motor 🛵 function and ➕ improved functional gait. Interventions used were gait training 🚆, task specific strengthening, transfer training 🚆, and ➕ hand ✋-arm bimanual intensive training 🚆. The patient achieved the following goals 🥍: decreased developmental delay, improved gait quality, and ➕ improved gross motor 🛵 function. Patient was discharged home 🏠️ with mother 🤶, independent in a home 🏠️ exercise program.

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