Effective Rehabilitation for Children and Youth with Brain Injury: Analysing the Evidence

Investigators & Staff

• M Law
• P Rosenbaum
• D Stewart
• C Dematteo
• P Rumney
• R Teplicky

Funding Agency

Economical Mutual Insurance Company

Summary

This project includes 6 systematic reviews of different rehabilitation interventions for children and youth with brain injury. Topics to be covered are:

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Casting and Splinting
• Botox
• Alternative Therapies
• Feeding
• Behaviour Therapy

When completed, these reports will be available electronically on this site.

Learn about the two community agencies involved with this project:

• Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services
• Ontario Brain Injury Association

Impact

Improve application of research knowledge to treatment and rehabilitation of brain injuries in children and youth.
Provide guidance to consumers, clinicians, funding agencies, and decision makers in planning rehabilitation programs and policy.

Themes Relevant to this Research Project

• Brain Injury
• Intervention
• Assessment / Evaluation / Measurement
• Information Dissemination
• Research Transfer
• Critical Appraisal
• Evidence-based
• Education / Training
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Botulinum Toxin
• Casting / Splinting / Orthoses
• Alternative
• Behaviour Therapy
• Feeding
• Effectiveness of Children's Rehabilitation Services