Flex Therapist CEUs

Cerebral Palsy and Home Based Training

1. Significant improvements in a range of functional tests were observed following what amount of training?

A. 8 minutes every day for 24 weeks B. 17 minutes every day for 20 weeks C. 20 minutes every other day for 16 weeks D. 20 minutes every other day for 22 weeks

2. The effects observed following the training are unlikely to be caused by the growth of the children.

A. True B. False

3. The increase in the performance of which functional lower limb test was generally larger than that observed in randomized controlled and blinded trials involving lower limb strength and/or function training?

A. Sit to stand B. Lateral step-up C. Half knee-standing D. All of the above

4. The improvements found in this study are in all likelihood explained by:

A. The intensity of the training B. The long duration of the training C. Both (A) and (B) D. None of the above

5. Unlike most other studies, the children did not spend all 40 hours training one specific function.

A. True B. False

6. The large training effect obtained in the present study may potentially be related to:

A. The multi-modality of the training. B. The training involving various executive and cognitive functions in addition to motor function. C. Both (A) and (B). D. None of the above.

7. There is no doubt that:

A. The children would not have finished the entire training if not for the multi-modality and cognitive challenge of the training. B. The training of executive and cognitive functions played a direct role for the positive training effects. C. Both (A) and (B). D. None of the above.

8. The training effects proved to be of significance for the daily life and daily functional capacity of the children.

A. True B. False

9. All of the functional changes observed immediately after the training were retained at the 12 week follow-up.

A. True B. False

10. Which children improved their performance on the actual balance tasks in the training modules?

A. All children B. Only those in the intervention group C. Only those in the control group D. None of the children improved on the balance tasks

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