Acknowledgements

Introduction

Cerebral Palsy and
Developmental Disability
Cerebral palsy (CP) - a difficult topic
Developmental disability is a dynamic
Diagnostic entity for CP
Cerebral palsy is incurable, but the
Developmental disability is treatable
Motor dysfunction and physical exercise

What is PPT?
Where did PPT originate?
A hands-on approach
PPT techniques
The concept of PPT
PPT research

How to begin
Equipment
Commitment of time and energy
A short course
Learn from this book

How to do PPT -
The simplified technique

Trunk exercises
1-1 Trunk stretching on a roll (face up)
1-2 Trunk stretching on a roll (face down)
1-3 Trunk stretching on a roll (sideways)
1-4 Chest bouncing on a roll
1-5 Trunk rotation and traction

Trunk exercise cont.
1-6 Abdomen cupping
1-7 Pelvic rocking
1-8 Kneeling with a roll
1-9 "Horse riding"
1-10 Sitting and bouncing on
the springboard

Shoulder and upper limb exercises
2-1 Shoulder girdle stretching
2-2 Shoulder joint facilitation
(four movements)
2-3 Elbow stretching
2-4 Forearm supination facilitation
2-5 Wrist and thumb stretching
2-6 Shoulder pushing and pulling

Hip exercises
3-1 Hip rotation
3-2 Hip flexion
3-3 Hip abduction
3-4 Hip adduction
3-5 Hip traction, rotation and abduction
3-6 Hip push-pull exercise

Lower limb exercises
4-1 Knee traction
4-2 Leg traction and rotation
4-3 Ankle facilitation (two ways)
4-4 Arch works
4-5 Ankle and foot bouncing
on a springboard

Conclusion