ParticiPAte CP thesis submitted and participants continue to shine!
On 16 July, QCPRRC PhD student physiotherapist Sarah Reedman submitted her PhD thesis entitled “ParticiPAte CP: A randomised, waitlist-controlled trial of a physiotherapy and behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity through participation for children with cerebral palsy and their caregiver”. Earlier in year, Sarah has presented the results of her research to a rapt audience at the AusACPDM 2018 Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. Sarah will also present a free paper and breakfast workshop at the AACPDM 2018 Conference in Cincinnati, United States of America in October this year. Sarah was fortunate to receive prestigious and competitive student travel scholarships for both conferences, which have assisted significantly with travel costs.
While the Participate CP 1 study is completed, ParticiPAte CP kids are still getting involved in new and exciting activities including competitive sports! Hayden, 10, has been selected for the Metropolitan West cross-country team after outstanding results at his school, district and regional carnival. Hayden will compete at the State Championships on July 22. Good luck Hayden!
Would you child with cerebral palsy like to be more physically active? Is there a new physical activity they would like to try, or would they like to do something more often than they do now? See here for more information about ParticiPAte CP.
MiYoga attracts attention by Cerebral Palsy Foundation in New York
QCPRRC PhD student psychologist Catherine Mak submitted her PhD thesis entitled “MiYoga: A randomised, waitlist-controlled trial of an embodied mindfulness program based on hatha yoga principles for children with cerebral palsy and their parents”. The MiYoga program Catherine developed has also been adapted into an application for both Andriod and IOS devices by the Cerebral Palsy Foundation in New York. The app, Evovle21, offers fitness, meditation, and yoga (MiYoga) routines to people of all abilities and is due to launch on 1st August 2018. The results of Catherine’s research were presented at the AusACPDM 2018 Conference in Auckland, New Zealand earlier this year. Catherine has also been invited to present her PhD work at an International conference in Kolkata as part of the International faculty at the Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy annual meeting in November.
