VTC Neuromotor Research Clinic

On National Cerebral Palsy Day, we’re spotlighting the importance of personalized care.

New insights from Stephanie DeLuca of the VTC Neuromotor Research Clinic emphasize that choosing the right therapy approach for children with unilateral CP isn’t one-size-fits-all—clinical needs and family goals should guide decisions between options like CIMT and bimanual therapy.

By aligning treatment with each child’s unique goals, we can help maximize outcomes and support meaningful progress. 💚

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Stephanie DeLuca, PhD, discusses choosing the right approach for UCP | Contemporary Pediatrics Clinical and family goals should guide the selection between high-dose CIMT and bimanual therapy.

What a wonderful article on the publication of our clinical trial called Baby CHAMP! Thank you to everyone who participated. These children and families are leading the future of pediatric rehabilitation!

Intensive therapy approaches show benefits for infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy Filling a long-standing gap in clinical science, multi-institutional researchers led by Virginia Tech find good news when comparing movement therapies.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AegqZUhys/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Rehab Therapy Beneficial in Children With Perinatal Stroke A high-dose rehabilitation therapy improves motor outcomes in infants with perinatal stroke, offering rare evidence to guide early intervention during a critical window of brain development.

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/61105/advances-in-pediatric-rehabilitation-clinical-trials-design-methods-and-analysis/articles

Very Proud of the Research Topic editted by Stephanie DeLuca, Amy Darragh, and Jill Heathcock!

Thank you to all the contributing authors who are helping to move pediatric Rehabilitation forward!

Frontiers | Advances in Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinical Trials: Design, Methods, and Analysis Rehabilitation and habilitation services across all ages have become more complex. As the future unfolds towards precision rehabilitation/habilitation pediat...

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Are you ACQUIRE certified? Make the most of your time with pediatric patients; register now for ACQUIRE therapy training and certification.

ACQUIRE is an evidence-based treatment designed to maximize time in therapy across the lifespan, starting with infants and toddlers with neuromotor and other developmental challenges. It has been carefully designed to guide you in delivering high-quality, densely packed activities that help refine skills and promote motor learning at a critical stage of development. The training is backed by clinical, peer-reviewed research from Virginia Tech’s Neuromotor Research Clinic. CEUs available through AOTA.

Learn more and register: https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/research/research-centers/neuromotor/training.html

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Check out this awesome recent story by VT News!

Defying Imagination, One Step at a Time Born with cerebral palsy and severe global motor delays, JD Lofton faced challenges that his parents thought would last a lifetime. But everything changed when they discovered the Neuromotor Research Clinic at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. Through the clinic’s groundbreaking ACQUIRE Th...

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C-PROGRESS Webinar / Title: Capturing Engagement and Strategy: A Pilot Video Analysis of Autism Therapy Sessions. By: Jewel Crasta

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Calling all therapists! We have a training session coming up in December! Reach out for more info and share with any therapists you know!