Movement Therapy

The CIMT program consists of three weeks of intensive outpatient occupational therapy services - five days per week, three hours per day - at Hope Giver World Foundation.

The child's non-affected upper extremity is placed in a cast, and he or she is expected to perform all self-care tasks and fine-motor tasks using the affected upper extremity during the program. A consistent family member/caregiver is expected to attend the program with the child.

CIMT has four goals:

• To facilitate more spontaneous use of the affected upper extremity
• To improve quality of movement of the affected upper extremity
• To increase overall functional use of the affected upper extremity
• To improve quality of life skills

Three groups of pediatric patients may benefit from CIMT:

• Children with a clinical presentation of upper extremity hemiplegia who can initiate and move that upper extremity
• Children who are able to follow directions and work in intensive therapy
• Children whose parents/caregivers are able to dedicate time to the program