Abstract

Behavioral physical therapy is a relatively new subspeciality field involving the concurrent use of physical therapy and behavioral technology/assessment practices. The present study examined the relative efficacy of combining behavioral technology and traditional physical therapy to facilitate an 8½-year-old spina bifida child's fine and gross motor incoordination. A multiple baseline across outcome measures design was used to evaluate treatment efficacy over a 1-year period. The child's fine and gross motor incoordination improved the most under the combined treatment protocol and remained or showed further gains during a 6-month follow-up period. Results were discussed with an emphasis on factors contributing to the program's success and the desirability of assessing effects using single-subject methodology.

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