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Motor and Developmental Interventions for Prader-Willi Syndrome

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From birth through adulthood, persons affected with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are subject to neuromuscular and sensory deficits that affect gross and fine motor development, and present lifelong skeletal, postural, gait, and movement health and activity challenges. Age-appropriate physical therapy intervention can remediate and often prevent obstacles to function and independence. This chapter provides an in-depth examination of the neuromuscular and concomitant developmental concerns resulting from PWS across the life span and highlights the role of physical therapy interventions for these concerns.

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    Toni Goelz

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  1. Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

    Merlin G. Butler

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Phillip D. K. Lee

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Barbara Y. Whitman

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Goelz, T. (2022). Motor and Developmental Interventions for Prader-Willi Syndrome. In: Butler, M.G., Lee, P.D.K., Whitman, B.Y. (eds) Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98171-6_10

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