Table 3

Assessment protocol for cerebral palsy patients developed by occupational therapy department

Four part assessment
Components



Physical assessment
Contractures
Deformity
Muscle tone

Sensory assessment
Static 2 point discrimination
Stereognosis


Developmental hand assessment
B.O. test
Chop Sticks Manipulation Test


Functional hand assessment
Melbourne Assessment of the unilateral upper Limb Function (MAULF) Test
Functional Hand Grip Test (FHGT)
Functional Independence Measure for children (WeeFIM)

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