Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) is a therapy technique to treat children who have neuromotor conditions that affect one side of their body. Sometimes CIMT is referred to as “movement therapy” or “constraint therapy.”

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a proven method for rehabilitating the upper extremities in children with hemiplegia -- loss of strength that can lead to paralysis on one side of the body.

For children who have limited use of one arm and hand due to a medical condition or injury, constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) helps them to expand and strengthen their ability to use the affected arm and hand.

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), is an innovative, scientifically supported method of upper extremity rehabilitation for children with neuromotor impairments. CIMT is gaining increased support and emerging as a best practice in the treatment of children with hemiplegia.

Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), also known as CI, is a "rehabilitative strategy". It is aimed at improving the functional use of an affected extremity for those who are impacted by stroke or other neurological conditions.

What is modified pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy (mP-CIMT)? mP-CIMT is a specialized, intensive type of occupational therapy (OT) for children with nerve problems that affect their ability to use an arm or hand.

Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a well-researched treatment approach for children with hemiplegia above the age of 18 months. Baby-CIMT is a modification of CIMT, adapted to infants and babies under the age of 18 months who are at risk of developing hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP).

CIMT is an intervention in which a constraint is utilized on the unaffected hand of a person with hemiplegia to improve functioning of their involved upper extremity. BIT is an intervention utilized with patients with hemiparesis to improve performance of tasks that require two hands.

Handbook of Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) Abstract: Scientific findings strongly support pediatric CIMT as a treatment strategy that can—and often does—produce measurable benefits to children with impairment in use of their upper extremities.

The purpose of this article is to describe theoretical and research bases for constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), to discuss key features and variations in protocols currently in use with children, and to review the results of studies of efficacy.