Table 1.
PT Activity 1 | PT Activity 2 | PT Activity 3/Parent Activity 1 | Parent Activity 2 | Parent Activity 3 | |
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Movement | Sideways and circular movements with child lying prone on therapy ball | Transfer from sitting on PT’s lap to standing in front of sofa looking in a mirror | Forward, backward, and sideway movements with child sitting on lap facing PT/parent | Standing supported against therapy ball. Transfer to prone on ball | Standing supported in standing frame |
Purpose | Hold head up (focus on PT) and keep body stable (with support) | Hold the head through the transfer, stabile while looking into mirror | Hold the head in different positions while the body is moving | Hold the head stable to the transfer and hold head up in prone position | Hold head stable during activities motivating for the child |
Predictable cue | Song describing different movement on verse and refrain | Movement was initiated by counting “1-2-3-up” | Song to initiate movements and make them predictable | Movement was initiated by counting “1-2-3-up” | Introducing the standing frame |
Abbreviation: PT, physical therapy.