Table 1.
Summary of intervention content
| Session (and Activities) | Allocated Time | CIMT: Type of involved hand use | BIM training: Type of involved hand use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine motor activity stations | |||
| a) Games | 1 hour | Reach, precision grasp, power grasp, tool use, controlled placement and release, finger isolation, in-hand manipulation, wrist extension, supination | Stabilisation, symmetric and asymmetric bilateral movements, precision grasp, controlled placement and release, finger isolation, in-hand manipulation, wrist extension, supination |
| b) Functional tasks | |||
| c) Cooking | |||
| d) Art and crafts | |||
| Circus Workshop | |||
| a) Warm up and stretch | 2 hours | Active stretching whole body | Active stretching whole body |
| b) Ribbons | Grasp, shoulder external and internal rotation, adduction, horizontal abduction, flexion, elbow and wrist extension, supination | Grasp, shoulder external rotation, adduction, horizontal abduction, elbow and wrist extension. Symmetric movements. | |
| c) Devil Sticks | Grasp, shoulder adduction and flexion, elbow and wrist extension | Grasp, symmetric shoulder flexion, elbow extension, wrist extension. Asymmetric shoulder adduction. | |
| d) Hoops | Grasp, shoulder adduction and flexion, elbow extension, supination and wrist extension. | Grasp, shoulder adduction and flexion, elbow and wrist extension. Asymmetric movements | |
| e) Spinning plates | Grasp, shoulder adduction and flexion, elbow extension, supination and wrist extension, finger isolation, asymmetric bilateral movement | ||
| f) Acrobalance | Strength, dynamic and static balance | Strength, dynamic and static balance | |
| g) Aerials | Power grasp, upper body strength. | Power grasp, upper body strength & symmetry. | |
| Mealtimes | |||
| a) Preparation | 1.5 hours | Grasp and transportation, precision grasp, tool use, elbow flexion, extension, supination, wrist extension, radial deviation | Stabilisation, grasp, tool use (knife and fork), asymmetric bilateral movements |
| b) Eating | |||
| c) Cleanup | |||
| Games | |||
| a) Parachute | Grasp, shoulder flexion, extension, adduction, elbow and wrist extension, supination, throw and catch | Symmetric and asymmetric movements, stabilisation, grasp, shoulder flexion, extension, adduction, elbow and wrist extension, supination | |
| b) Sports | |||
| Debriefing | 0.5 hour | Group discussion about day | Group discussion about day |