Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) exercises a weakened limb repetitively while restraining the better-functioning limb with either a sling or a mitt for much of the day.

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The study, published in Pediatrics, suggests that the more intensive level of CIMT—3-hour sessions, five days a week for four weeks — produced the most noticeable and longer lasting improvements.

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Children with cerebral palsy can gain greater use of an impaired arm and hand with larger doses of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) – without increasing stress for parents, according ...