OtherFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2022

The Significance of Touch in Pediatric Physiotherapy.

Marit Sørvoll, Gunn Kristin Øberg, Gay L Girolami

PMID 36189075

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper argues that touch in pediatric physiotherapy is an active, social process rather than passive handling.

It offers a theoretical framework for understanding clinical interactions but reports no patient outcomes or evidence of efficacy.

What this paper is

This is a theoretical perspective paper proposing an embodied-enactive framework for understanding touch in pediatric physiotherapy. It discusses concepts like sensorimotor agency and social touch but reports no original patient data, methods, or outcomes. There are no findings to act on.

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    Marit Sørvoll, Gunn Kristin Øberg, Gay L Girolami The Significance of Touch in Pediatric Physiotherapy. Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences. 2022.

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