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APCP publications include leaflets for care-givers and professionals, clinical guidelines for professionals, as well as information posters to display in health care environments. APCP have created guidelines for the production of written materials to provide a rigorous, standardised process to regulate the information that is included in each of these publications, using evidence-based medicine.
Range of Motion Exercises - Brachial Plexus Birth Injury (BPBI)
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves which lies in the neck.It is formed by the nerve roots of C5 – T1 and is responsible for the sensation, movement, pain, and sympathetic function of the corresponding upper limb.
Guidance for Good Practice for Physiotherapists Working in Neonatal Care (Second Edition)
This is a consensus document providing guidance on good practice relating to the physiotherapy management of neonates including the preterm and term infant:
Introduction
Neonatal physiotherapists provide specialist assessment and early intervention that supports neuromotor development, respiratory
Physiotherapy in Schools - A guide for schools and professionals
Physiotherapy is an allied health care profession which promotes the health and wellbeing of all. Paediatric physiotherapy aims to maximise a child or young person’s movement and function to as near normal as possible when affected by injury, illness, developmental delay or other disability.
BRACHIAL PLEXUS BIRTH INJURIES: A GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT
The APCP Neonatal committee and in collaboration with Erb's Palsy Group, have compiled this guidance document on the management of Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries. Updated guidelines to follow.
This document is available for APCP members to download / view - See document belowNon-members can purchase
Supporting Children’s Community Respiratory Physiotherapy Services
In the absence of quality research to guide practice, these recommendations aim to share best practice in the commissioning, training and delegation of respiratory physiotherapy care for children and young people.
