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Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
- Influences of treadmill training on the motor development
of infants with and without disabilities
Tracy Masiello, Ph.D., & Lauren Tucker, B.A.
Bridges, Volume 4, Number 5
The influence of treadmill training was examined in eight studies including 72 young children with and without
disabilities or delays. Treadmill training is an intervention in which young children practice stepping on a
motorized treadmill to help improve motor functioning. The reports included mostly experimental and quasiexperimental
studies to determine the benefi ts of the practice on the motor development of infants. Findings
from this practice-based research synthesis provided some evidence suggesting the effectiveness of treadmill
training for enhancing infant stepping and walking in alternate steps. However, evidence regarding the widespread
feasibility of this training for parents has yet to be established.
Infants may ‘step up’ to enhanced motor
skills development via treadmill training
Bottomlines, Volume 4, Number 5
- Characteristics and consequences of sensory intergration therapy
Campbell & Carl J. Dunst, Ph.D.
(In preparation)
- Characteristics and consequences
of aquatic physical therapy
Tracy Masiello, Ph.D., & Jennifer Pace, B.A.
(In preparation)
- Characteristics and consequences of daily occupational therapy
(In preparation)
- Effectiveness of passive range-of-motion therapy on the development of young children with disabilities
(In preparation)
- Influences of kinetic strength training on young children with cerebral palsy
(In preparation)
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