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Medical Aids and Equipment for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Čapková, Tereza ; Čichoň, Rostislav (advisor) ; Půlpán, Rudolf (referee)
Title of the thesis: Medical Aids and Equipment for Children with Cerebral Palsy. The thesis' aims: The main goal of the thesis is to convey a well-structured description of the use, benefits and types of currently available medical aids employed in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. Another cardinal aim is to complexly abridge the issue of how the condition originates, manifests itself, develops, and explore the alternatives for its treatment. Method used: Besides technical bibliography, in-depth surveys that included first- person interviews and personal encounters with a number of professionals as well as patients have been used. Results and conclusions: Various medical aids play a crucial role in the affected child's life, lessen his dependence, improve his motor skills, raise his life standard and help him in his quotidian activities and communication. Key-words: orthotics, adjuvatics, calceotics, cerebral palsy in children, spasticity, neurology.
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Improving Fine Motor Skills after Two Months of Hippotherapy in a Child with DMO
Kunzmannová, Eva ; Hráský, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Pavlína (referee)
Titles: Improvement of fine motor skills after two months of hippotherapy in a child with cerebral palsy Objectives: The aim of this work is to assess the effect of two months of hippotherapy on fine motor skills of a child with cerebral palsy. Methods: For the research, I chose one proband, a girl 8.5 years old. A set of MABC-2 battery tests was used to collect empirical measurements. Results: After two months of hippotherapy, it was possible to increase fine motor skills in a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Testing with MABC-2 batteries requires that not only fine motor skills be improved, but also gross motor skills and the child's balance. Keywords: child and horse, therapy, changes in fine motor skills, prevention, test battery
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Medical Aids and Equipment for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Čapková, Tereza ; Čichoň, Rostislav (advisor) ; Půlpán, Rudolf (referee)
Title of the thesis: Medical Aids and Equipment for Children with Cerebral Palsy. The thesis' aims: The main goal of the thesis is to convey a well-structured description of the use, benefits and types of currently available medical aids employed in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. Another cardinal aim is to complexly abridge the issue of how the condition originates, manifests itself, develops, and explore the alternatives for its treatment. Method used: Besides technical bibliography, in-depth surveys that included first- person interviews and personal encounters with a number of professionals as well as patients have been used. Results and conclusions: Various medical aids play a crucial role in the affected child's life, lessen his dependence, improve his motor skills, raise his life standard and help him in his quotidian activities and communication. Key-words: orthotics, adjuvatics, calceotics, cerebral palsy in children, spasticity, neurology.
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