OU-Tulsa Physical and Occupational Therapy students Maddisen Coleman, Kelsie Burkeen and Jennifer Lynn help build Melissa Dickerson’s Barbie costume and decorate her scooter as a Barbie Jeep for a parade Friday at the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges.
Drs. Kolobe and Pidcoe’s SIPPC was one of 13 inventions from companies, universities, government agencies and independent inventors selected by a juried panel to participate in the festival at the Smithsonian and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2015 Innovation Festival.
Study evaluates impact of device on infants’ motor, cognitive and social development
Crawling is an essential milestone in a baby’s development. But many infants with cerebral palsy are unable to crawl or creep and that can have lifelong consequences.