SynthesisJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2023
Bimanual movements in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of instrumented assessments.
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Validation of a 3D Motion Analysis Protocol With an Instrumented Game to Evaluate Upper Limb Impairments in Children With Neuromotor Disorders
Effect Of Social Robots On Motivation And Participation In Activities Of Daily Life Training In Cerebral Palsy
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Using game performance measure to assess upper limb motor function in children with neuromotor disorders: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of instrumented assessments for upper limb function in cerebral palsy: current limitations and future directions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Bimanual coordination in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: Effects of short- and intensive bimanual training on spatiotemporal characteristics.Human movement science · 2026Article
- Evaluating upper limb movement smoothness metrics derived from markerless 3D motion tracking in children with neurological disorders.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Validation and reliability of Kinovea video analysis for temporomandibular and cervical range of motion in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- A Holistic Approach Towards Evaluating Upper Limb Function in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Narrative Review of Clinical Tools and Promising Technologies for Comprehensive Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Age-related differences in behavioral outcomes of bimanual functional motor tasks in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a scoping review.Disability and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Feasibility of At-Home Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Training in Virtual Reality: Case Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- In-depth quantification of bimanual coordination using the Kinarm exoskeleton robot in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Motor control differs for increasing and decreasing force production during ankle Isometric exercises in children.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Detecting Movement Changes in Children with Hemiparesis after Upper Limb Therapies: A Responsiveness Analysis of a 3D Bimanual Protocol.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAssessment of bimanual movements, which are frequently impaired in children with cerebral palsy, is highly challenging in clinical practice. Instrumented measures have been developed to evaluate and help to understand impaired upper limb movement during bimanual tasks in these children. The aim of this review was to report instrumented measurement tools (3D motion analysis, sensors, etc.) used for bimanual task movement analysis, and the metrological properties of the measures in children with cerebral palsy.
methodsA systematic review was conducted (Prospero CRD42022308517). PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane and Scopus databases were searched with relevant keywords and inclusion/exclusion criteria. Article quality and biomechanical methods were evaluated with a customized scale and metrological properties with the COSMIN checklist.
resultsIn total, 452 children, mostly with unilateral cerebral palsy, mean age 10.9 (SD 3.2) years, underwent quantitative bimanual assessments in the 31 included studies (mean quality score 22/32 points [SD 4.7]). The tools used were 3D motion analysis (n = 26), accelerometers (n = 2), and other instruments (cube, digitizer, etc.) (n = 3). Children performed 1-5 bimanual tasks in laboratory settings, mostly activities of daily living or game scenarios. Analyses focused mostly on spatiotemporal variables, 6 of which were specifically developed for bilateral measures (task completion time, goal synchronization, movement overlap time, interlimb coupling, continuous relative phase and asynchrony). These instrumented measurements had moderate to good discriminant and convergent validity, but reliability and responsiveness assessments were lacking.
conclusionsA large number of quantitative bimanual assessments involving different tools, bimanual tasks and specific variables developed to evaluate bimanual function were found. Development of other relevant variables and validation of these tools are needed to further determine their usefulness, both as research outcomes and to guide therapies in clinical practice. Future research, involving younger children and real-life assessments, will improve our understanding of bimanual function in children with cerebral palsy.
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