Parent Therapist Partnership to Provide Early, Intensive Exercise in Perinatal Stroke

Intensive, child-initiated movement of the lower extremity: 1 hour/day, 4 days/week, 2 sessions delivered by a physical therapist, 2 delivered by a parent. All activities are play based, and exercise intensity is enhanced by small weights placed on the dorsum of the foot and the ankle of the affected limb. Intervention is delivered over 12 weeks for a target of 48 hours of training.