Julio Goris Wolcott Spring 2013 MWF 9:30 am 10:20 am Literature Review Rough Draft Even though the

e sources I have accumulated all revolve around the topic of pediatric physical therapy, they can be separated even further into two smaller sub-topics. Parent-clinician relationship The article by Broggi and Sabatelli was about the study of collaborative and distant typology and how parents preferred the collaborative typology method. The collaborative method is the parent and clinician (physical therapist in this instance) working together on a plan of treatment for the patient, whereas the distant typology is a plan of action where the parents have little to no say on the plan of action. Motor skills The rest of the articles are all about motor skills. The study done by the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital had to do with the RT (reaction time) of children with ADHD, and how they had a faster RT while sitting on a therapy ball, as supposed to sitting in a normal chair. Kenyon and Blackinton worked on a case report on how theory can be molded with clinical practice to create a more innovative and effective way to approach the condition the patient has, and in this case, to help a little boy be able to go up the slide of his schools playground. Lee and

Galloway studied infants and gave them scores based on a test of their motor performance. And Michelle A. Lobo and other physical therapists collaborated on an article stating the physical therapy cannot be only about motor skills anymore, but that it should touch on perceptual-motor behaviors. Conclusion After sifting through these articles, it has been evident to me that pediatric physical therapy is all about correcting and treating impairments in the very young before it impacts them in a major way when the children grow older. However, I believe there is a broader issue that can be addressed, and thats communication between patients and their clinicians. This a subject I believe that encompasses all types of healthcare and may need a looking into.