Treatment models for children with a disability: Fact Sheets for Practitioners

This project was developed by University of Sydney Physiotherapy students:
Julia Kang, Anna Ngyuen and Elsa Tai

The objectives of this project were:

1. Identify four treatment models in the paediatric disability sector
2. Conduct research on the theories and evidence of the above treatment models
3. Create succinct fact sheets on the theories and evidence of the above treatment
   models
4. Design ongoing process for updating fact sheets, identifying and prioritising new fact
   sheets and assessing usefulness of fact sheets

For an overview of the project, you can read the final report here.

As a result of this project, the following fact sheets were developed:

• Cuevas Medek Exercise
• NeuroSuit
• Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
• Whole Body Vibration Therapy