CIMT+VR for Cerebral Palsy

This study is being done to compare constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) to CIMT combined with virtual reality technology (CIMT+VR) and its impact on how the children with unilateral cerebral palsy use their arm. CIMT is an intensive upper limb therapy for children with one sided (unilateral) cerebral palsy where the child wears a constraint (splint or mit) on their dominant hand so that they use the involved (weaker) side to do activities. Both groups will work on using both arms together to complete activities (bimanual training) as a way to transfer newly learned skills with one hand into two handed tasks. Assessments before and after the intervention will include clinical assessments (where a research team member observes the child doing tasks and ask questions), motion capture (where the child's movement is recorded using multiple cameras), and wearable sensors on the wrists (like a watch).