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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 12.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Neurorehabil. 2012 Jun 6;15(4):259–266. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2012.687782

Table I.

Integration of each neurorehabilitation principle into the treatment programme [33].

Rehabilitation/Learning principle Integration into therapy
Early Therapy is delivered at a young age and in the beginning stages of upright mobility skill development.
Variable Many different motor activities are encouraged within each session by the environment and the therapists; Frequent transitions among activities.
Error experience Participants are not prevented from falling or losing their balance by either the weight support system or the therapists; Encouragement of challenging tasks inherently encourages error.
Salient Mimics typical toddler motor play with freedom of exploration to encourage self-discovery; Stimulating environment and age-appropriate toys.
Intensive Three times per week for 30 minutes; 90 minutes per week exceeds the intensity of other interventions shown to have a positive effect on motor function in infants and toddlers with motor disabilities [11, 33] and exceeds the amount of time these infants spend practicing upright activities on their own because they are not independent with them.
Challenging Weight support allows practice of activities that are beyond the participant’s current level of function; Environment also encourages motor activity just beyond the participant’s current level of function (tailored to each child and modified as they progress).