Resources

Our team is collecting videos for a video library, to show families and clinicians what hand therapy for young children with CP looks like. If you would like to contribute to the video library, please Contact Us.

Our video library will be populated on our YouTube channel @HEIGHTENStudy

Videos from Other Organizations

• The CIMT Centres in the North West, UK created a video introduction to infant CIMT. There are also videos about individual children, like Ava's Story and Thomas' Story.

• The Cerebral Palsy Foundation has a series of videos. Included are videos about Muscle Development & Early Intervention and Learning to Move & Goals of Therapy.

• Download HEIGHTEN program manuals for Clinicians and for Caregivers
  • Please Contact Us for customized manuals for your program
• HEIGHTEN Introduction for Caregivers
• Baby CIMT Educational Resources from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
• Download the Baby CIMT Manual from Karolinska Institutet (by Ann-Christin Eliasson and Lena Sjöstrand)

Early Intervention Research

• Download a summary of research studies of early CIMT or bimanual therapy (completed in 2022)
• Recent Reviews:
  • Morgan C, Fetters L, Adde L, et al. Early Intervention for Children Aged 0 to 2 Years With or at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy: International Clinical Practice Guideline Based on Systematic Reviews. JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(8):846–858. 
  • Damiano D:, Longo E. Early intervention evidence for infants with or at risk for cerebral palsy: an overview of systematic reviews. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021;63(7):771-784.
  • Dionisio MC, Terrill AL. Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Infants With or at Risk for Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review. Am J Occup Ther. 2022;76(2):7602205120.
  • Walker C, Shierk A, Roberts H. Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Infants and Toddlers with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review. Occup Ther Health Care. 2022;36(1):29-45.

• Cerebral Palsy Canada Network

• Pediatric Stroke and Brain Injury Education from the Massachusetts General Hospital

• Canadian Persons with Disabilities Discount Guide: The Ultimate List

• Creating possibilities for Cerebral Palsy

• CP-NET

• A Family Guide to Pediatric Stroke

• Pediatric Stroke Warriors

• International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke (IAPS) and the Family Toolkit

• Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association

• Calgary Pediatric Stroke Program