Background: These days, we can't imagine living without our smartphones. Physical functions of your hands and fingers like dexterity and coordination could be impaired from too much time spent on your smartphone due to the constant grasping and tapping of its screen. Objective: The purpose of this study was to look into how smartphone addiction affects normal adolescent students' manual coordination (manual dexterity and upper limb coordination), grip strength, pinch strength, and wrist and hand pain. Subjects and Methods: An observational cross-sectional study for governmental and private preparatory and secondary schools at Ashmoun educational administration, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt was done. The study included one hundred normal teenage students (54 girls and 46 boys), aged from 12 to 18years. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency was employed to evaluate manual coordination (manual dexterity and upper limb coordination) (BOT-2). A hand dynamometer and a pinch meter were used to measure grip and pinch strength. The PRWHE questionnaire was used to assess wrist and hand pain as reported by participants. Results: Research found a significant positive association between smartphone addiction ratings and pain in the wrist and hand (r = 0.304, P = 0.002). Scores on a scale measuring smart phone addiction were not significantly correlated with any of the other characteristics studied. Conclusion:In a typical sample of adolescent students, researchers observed a significant positive association between smartphone use and wrist/hand pain. This finding indicates that the heavy usage of smartphones is considered a risk factor that leads to wrist/hand pain.

Background: Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of motor disability in children. Parents of children with cerebral palsy experience more stress than parents of typically developed children. The aim of the current study is to find out the relation of parent stress between activities of daily living and gross motor limitation in children with diplegic cerebral palsy; and investigate the relation between parent stress and their quality of life. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional study of 107 children with diplegic cerebral palsy, aged from 2-4.8 years, assigned to two groups; Group A included ambulant children on level I, II and III on gross motor function classification system, while Group B included non-ambulant children on level IV and V. Parent stress and quality of life was assessed by parenting stress index -short form and pediatric quality of life inventory family impact module respectively, while activities of daily living and gross motor impairment were assessed by Wee functional independency measure and gross motor functional classification system respectively. Result: There was a positive correlation between parent stress and gross motor limitation in Groups A and B (r= 0.865 and 0.489, respectively). In addition, there was a positive correlation between parent stress and quality of life in Groups A and B (r= 0.982 and 0.785, respectively). Negative correlation between parent stress and activities of daily living (required total score) in Groups A and B (r= -0.911 and -0.811, respectively) also was found. Conclusion: Activities of daily living and gross motor limitation may have an effect on parent stress.

Background: Pediatric rehabilitation is a team-mission that plays an important role in providing comprehensive services by healthcare professionals with diverse academic and professional backgrounds to provide a high-level quality care for children. The Interprofessional education (IPE) is important foundation for Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) of the healthcare system. It positively affects patients and healthcare personnel, especially children and their families. Objective: To assess and compare the development of Interprofessional team collaboration between pediatric physical therapists (PTs), nurses and pediatricians and to assess particular attributes of these professionals that relate to their attitudes towards IPC. Subjects and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out from April 2021 to May 2022, it included 182 medical staff workers of both genders; they held professional degrees and were currently working in governmental hospitals in pediatric settings. They were invited to complete personal information sheets,

Background: The lives of children with cerebral palsy were worsened by the development of deformities, which impacted their lifestyle negatively. One of the major concerns was the equinus deformity in hemiparetic children. Different treatment procedures were used to remedy such deformities, including physical therapy training, or surgical correction through different types of Achilles tenotomies. Objective: To evaluate the effect of conventional physical therapy training versus Achilles tenotomy on balance as well as quality of life in hemiparetic children. Patients and Methods: Thirty-four hemiparetic children from both sexes, whose ages ranged from 6 to 10 years, were recruited equally into 2 groups. Group A underwent an Achilles tenotomy and received conventional physical therapy training for one month after removing the immobilizing plaster cast, while Group B received continuous physical therapy training over 3 months without any surgical procedures. Evaluation was done at three intervals, using the Humac Balance System and Quality of Life Questionnaire. Results:The stability scores for Group A showed a significant decline at post-treatment (1) in comparison with pretreatment. Whereas in Group B there was a significantly higher stability score at post-treatment (1) in comparison with pre-treatment. The overall limit of stability and quality of life measurements showed a decline in their scores posttreatment in Group A, while higher scores post-treatment were seen in Group B. Conclusion:The findings of the study support the impact of physical therapy, given the emergence of complications after Achilles tenotomy, which affect the balance and quality of a child's life.