Modified ride-on toy cars for early power mobility: A technical report

Hsiang Han Huang*, James C. Galloway

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Abstract

Background and Purpose: Children with significantly decreased mobility have limited opportunities to explore their physical and social environment. A variety of assistive technologies are available to increase mobility; however, no single device provides the level of functional mobility that children developing typically enjoy. The purpose of this technical report is to formally introduce a new power mobility option - the modified ride-on toy car. KEY POINTS: This report will provide (a) an overview of toy car features, (b) examples of basic electrical and mechanical modifications, and (c) a brief clinical case. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: With creative use and customized modifications, toy cars can function as a "general learning environment" for use in the clinic, home, and school. As such, we anticipate that these cars will become a multiuse clinical tool to address not only mobility goals but also goals involving body function and structure such as posture and movement impairments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-154
Number of pages6
JournalPediatric Physical Therapy
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

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