Infant Crawling with Erb's Palsy
Stephanie Legare-Romero
Description
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Title:
Infant Crawling with Erb's Palsy
Creator:
Stephanie Legare-Romero
Date:
4/15/2014
Text:
I am working with an occupational therapist with an infant who is nine months old with Erb's palsy. She is having some difficulty crawling with limited use of her right arm and the OT has approached me regarding any orthotic intervention that can help with arm positioning DURING CRAWLING. I am interested if anyone has addressed anything similar and can provide input of what has been successful/unsuccessful. She already has a hand splint fabricated by the OT to keep her hand from folding under her when crawling but the lack of elbow and shoulder positioning also limits her ability to crawl. The child has developed a modified crawl which I have included a link to a video to get your brain going.
She has active elbow extension, no active flexion, active wrist flexion/extension and finger flexion/extension. Minimal supination and minimal shoulder movement but no shoulder subluxation.
Link to video of crawling:
<URL Redacted>
Let me know if you have any questions or ideas.
Stephanie Romero
Certified Orthotist
Carrie Tingley Hospital - Orthotics
University of New Mexico Hospitals
CTH Phone 505-272-5335
She has active elbow extension, no active flexion, active wrist flexion/extension and finger flexion/extension. Minimal supination and minimal shoulder movement but no shoulder subluxation.
Link to video of crawling:
<URL Redacted>
Let me know if you have any questions or ideas.
Stephanie Romero
Certified Orthotist
Carrie Tingley Hospital - Orthotics
University of New Mexico Hospitals
CTH Phone 505-272-5335
Citation
Stephanie Legare-Romero, “Infant Crawling with Erb's Palsy,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/236270.
