Mobility Training Using the MOVE® Curriculum

Outcomes of gait trainer use in home and school settings for children with motor impairments: a systematic review

“…Following full-text review, 17 articles met inclusion criteria 19–35 with 97% initial agreement between reviewers and 100% achieved through discussion. Nine of the included articles were identified through manual searching.…”

“…Nine of the included articles were identified through manual searching. [19][20][21][24][25][26]31,32 See online supplementary material Appendix B for details of excluded studies with reasons for exclusion. Table 1 lists characteristics of included primary research articles.…”

“…19,22,31 Quality rating of these studies is summarized in online supplementary material Appendix C. Both authors independently rated evidence level and quality with 100% consensus achieved through discussion. Four studies explored outcomes from use of the Rifton Pacer, 19,23,31,32 and another four involved the David Hart Walking Orthosis, 22,30,34,35 a combination of a rear-support or hands-free gait trainer with lower limb reciprocal gait orthoses. One study 21 used a Mulholland Walkabout in combination with a leg guidance system and another used the Kaye suspension system.…”

“…Only one study 20 included a child with a spinal cord injury of traumatic origin. Age of gait trainer use ranged from two 31 or three years 19,22,27,32 to 18, 33 with the most prevalent age being 10 years. Most studies relied on simple measurement tools such as step counters, counting steps from video-tape or measuring distance with tape measure and speed with a stopwatch.…”

The professionals' perceptions about the MOVE(r) curriculum approach

“…Taking these factors into consideration, the MOVE® aims at formulating goals associated with the individual's participation in school and promoting meaningful activities to the child, which can easily be adapted according to the characteristics of each individual, causing them to train their motor skills at school and at home in most of the activities, with people who live with them on a daily basis 5,23,24 .…”