Two Case Studies of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: An Interdisciplinary Approach
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijpot.v17i2.19226Keywords:
traumatic brain injury, interdisciplinary approach, outpatient therapyAbstract
Background: Physical and neurological deficits after a pediatric traumatic brain injury can result in significant
functional limitations in all areas of daily living. A child’s ability to generalize learning may be limited.
Comprehensively assessing a client’s skills through physical, occupational, and speech therapies may help to
establish a baseline understanding about the importance of an interdisciplinary approach.
Methods: These two case studies describe the impact of interdisciplinary outpatient therapy services for two boys
with traumatic brain injuries who received services before and after the pandemic.
Conclusion: The negative impact of the pandemic is demonstrated for both boys regarding functional progression
and skill acquirement. However, the results after two years of aninterdisciplinary approach resulted in
improvements in both clients’overall functioning. Additional studies are recommended to validate the findings.
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