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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 10(1) pp. 87-96, 1985
© 1985 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Behavioral Physical Therapy and Spina Bifida: A Case Study

Mark D. Rapport1 and Jon S. Bailey

University of Rhode Island, Florida State University

1All correspondence should be addressed to Mark D. Rapport, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881.

Behavioral physical therapy is a relatively new subspeciality field involving the concurrent use of physical therapy and behavioral technology/assessment practices. The present study examined the relative efficacy of combining behavioral technology and traditional physical therapy to facilitate an 81/2-year-old spina bifida child's fine and gross motor incoordination. A multiple baseline across outcome measures design was used to evaluate treatment efficacy over a 1-year period. The child's fine and gross motor incoordination improved the most under the combined treatment protocol and remained or showed further gains during a 6-month follow-up period. Results were discussed with an emphasis on factors contributing to the program's success and the desirability of assessing effects using single-subject methodology.

Key words: spina bifida; behavioral physical therapy; motor incoordination; behavioral assessment.


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