Author/Editor		Pihlar, Zdenka
Title		Funkcionalno usposabljanje - osamosvajanje otroka po obporodni poškdbi brahialnega pleteža
Translated title		Functional qualification - developing independence in the infant with a perinatal injury of the brachial plexus
Type		članek
Source		In: Veličkov H, Neubauer D, editors. Obporodna poškodba brahialnega pleteža. Ljubljana: Knjižnica otroške nevrologije,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 19-22
Language		slo
Abstract		The infant with a perinatal injury of the early brachial plexus develops, through activities, an asymmetrical posture with resulting deformations. Complex treatment may enable the infant to develop more appropriate motion patterns, with preserving a more symmetrical posture and locomotion. It is of the out most importance to prepare such a child for activities, starting in early childhood and proceeding with it until adolescence. The present paper presents the role of occupational therapist in different periods of developing the infant's independence: - handling - daily of the nursing, feeding, positioning, equipment of the infant's narrower of living environment - choice of proper toys - functional training (graphomotorabilities) - developing independence in daily activities - manufacturing and application of suitable functional splints.
Descriptors		BIRTH INJURIES BRACHIAL PLEXUS ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING CHILD