Association of Chronic Pain With Participation in Motor Skill Activities in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Haresh D Rochani; Christopher M Modlesky; Li Li; Barbara Weissman; Joshua Vova; Gavin Colquitt

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15970

Association of Chronic Pain With Participation in Motor Skill Activities in Children With Cerebral Palsy

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2115970. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15970.

Authors

Haresh D Rochani¹, Christopher M Modlesky², Li Li³, Barbara Weissman^{4

5}, Joshua Vova⁶, Gavin Colquitt³

Affiliations

¹ Karl E. Peace Center for Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.
² Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens.
³ Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁶ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the association between pain and activities requiring motor skill performance among a nationally representative sample of US children with cerebral palsy.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cerebral Palsy / complications*
Cerebral Palsy / epidemiology
Chronic Pain / epidemiology
Chronic Pain / etiology
Chronic Pain / therapy*
Exercise Therapy / methods
Exercise Therapy / standards*
Exercise Therapy / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Motor Skills
Pediatrics / methods
Pediatrics / statistics & numerical data