Harbourne, RT, and the START-Play Consortium. (2017). Sitting Together and Reaching to Play (START-Play): Design and Protocol for a multisite randomized controlled efficacy trial on intervention for infants with neuromotor disorders. Physical Therapy, in press.
Kyvelidou, A., Harbourne, R.T., Haworth, J.L., Schmid, K., Stergiou, N. (2017).
Children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy may not benefit from stochastic vibration
when developing independent sitting. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 1-9
Morgan, C., Darrah, J., Gordon, A., Harbourne, R., Spittle, A., Johnson, R., Fetters,
L. (2016). Effectiveness of motor interventions in infants with cerebral palsy - systematic
review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 58(9):900-9
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13105, online.
Ryalls, B. O., Harbourne, R. T., Kelly-Vance, L., Wickstrom, J., Stergiou, N., & Kyvelidou,
A. (2016). A Perceptual Motor Intervention Improves Play Behavior In Children With
Moderate To Severe Cerebral Palsy. Frontiers in Psychology, Developmental Psychology,
7: 643
Published online 2016 May 3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00643
Harbourne, R., & Kamm, K. (2015). Upper extremity function: What's posture got to do with it?. Journal of Hand Therapy, 28(2), 106-113.
Surkar, S., Edelbrock, C., Stergiou, N., Berger, S., Harbourne, R. (2015). Sitting Postural Control Affects the Development of Focused Attention in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric Physical Therapy, 27,16-22.
Harbourne, R., Becker, K., Arpin, D., Wilson, T., Kurz, M. (2014) Improving the motor skill of children with posterior fossa syndrome: a case series, Pediatric Physical Therapy, 26, 462-468.
Kurz, M. J., Arpin, D. J., Davies, B. L., Harbourne, R. (2013). The stochastic component of the postural sway variability is higher in children with balance impairments, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 41(8):1703-12.
Harbourne, R., Stergiou, N., Ryalls, B. (2013). Sitting and Looking: A Comparison of Stability and Visual Exploration in Infants with Typical Development and Infants with Developmental Delay, Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, Early Online 2013, 1-16. PMID: 23901882
Harbourne, R., Lobo, M., Karst, G. M., Galloway, J. A. C. (2013). Sit happens: Does sitting development perturb reaching development, or vice versa? Infant Behavior and Development, 36(3): 438-50. PMID: 23644424
Lobo, M.A., Harbourne, R., Dusing, S. C., Westcott McCoy, S. (2013). Grounding physical therapy education and practice: Incorporating the concept of grounded cognition in early intervention. Physical Therapy, 93, 94-103. PMID: 23001524
Kyvelidou A, Harbourne RT, Willet SL, Stergiou N. (2013) Sitting postural control in infants with typical development, motor delay, or cerebral palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy 25(1):46-51. PMID: 23288009
Haworth, J., Harbourne, R., Vallabhauosoula, S., Stergiou, N. (2013). Center of pressure and the projection of the time-course of sitting skill acquisition. Gait and Posture, 38; 806-811.
Kyvelidou, A., Harbourne, R., Willett, S., Stergiou, N. (2013) Quantification of sitting in typically developing infants and premature infants with delay or cerebral palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy 25(1): 46-51.
Capoun, L., Harbourne, R. (2011) Commentary on "Approximate Entropy values demonstrate
neuromotor control of spontaneous leg activity in infants with myelomeningocele" .
Pediatric Physical Therapy. 23(3):248.
Deffeyes JE, Harbourne RT, Stuberg WA, Stergiou N. (2011) Sensory information utilization and time delays characterize motor developmental pathology in infant sitting postural control. Motor Control, 15, 302-17. PMID: 21628731
Deffeyes JE, Harbourne RT, Stuberg WA, Stergiou N. (2011) Approximate entropy used to assess sitting postural sway of infants with developmental delay. Infant Behav Dev, 34(1):81-99. PMID: 21129778
Cignetti F, Kyvelidou A, Harbourne RT, Stergiou N. (2011). Anterior-posterior and medial-lateral control of sway in infants during sitting acquisition does not become adult-like. Gait Posture. 33(1):88-92. PMID: 21050764
Harbourne, RT, Willett, S, Kyvelidou A, Deffeyes J, Stergiou N. (2010) A comparison of interventions for children with cerebral palsy to improve sitting postural control. Physical Therapy, 90 (12) 1881-1898. PMID: 20966212
Dusing, SC, Harbourne, RT. (2010) Variability in postural control during infancy: Implications for development, assessment, and intervention. Physical Therapy,90(12), 1838-1849. PMID: 20966208
Kyvelidou A, Harbourne RT, Shostrom VK, Stergiou N. (2010). Reliability of center of pressure measures for assessing the development of sitting postural control in infants with or at risk of cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 91(10):1593-601.
Kyvelidou, A, Harbourne, RT, Stergiou, N. (2010) Severity and characteristics of developmental delay can be assessed using variability measures of sitting posture. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 22(3), 259-266.
Deffeyes, JE, Harbourne, RT, DeJong, SL, Kyvelidou, A, Stuberg, WA, Stergiou, N. Use of information entropy measures of sitting postural sway to quantify developmental delay in infants. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 2009, Vol. 6: 34-
Deffeyes, J., Harbourne, R. T., Kyvelidou, A., Stuberg, W., Stergiou, N. Nonlinear analysis of sitting postural sway indicates developmental delay in infants. Clinical Biomechanics, 2009, Vol. 24, 564-570
Kyvelidou, A., Harbourne, RT, Stuberg, W., Stergiou, N. Reliability of center of pressure measures for assessing the development of sitting postural control. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90, 2009; 1176-1184.
Kyvelidou, A., Stuberg, WA, Harbourne, RT, Deffeyes, JE, Blanke, D, Stergiou, N. (2009) Development of Upper Body Coordination during Sitting in Typical Infants. Pediatric Research, 65; 553-558.
Harbourne, R. T., Stergiou, N. Movement variability and the use of nonlinear tools: principles to guide physical therapist practice. Physical Therapy, 89: 267-282, 2009. PMID: 19168711
Harbourne, R. T., Deffeyes, J., Kyvelidou, A., Stergiou, N. Complexity of postural control in infants: linear and nonlinear features developed by principal component analysis. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Sciences, 13; 123-144, 2009. PMID: 19061548
Deffeyes JE, Kochi N, Harbourne RT, Kyvelidou A, Stuberg WA, Stergiou N.(2009).Nonlinear Detrended Fluctuation Analysis of Sitting Center-of-Pressure Data as an Early Measure of Motor Development Pathology in Infants. Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci. 13(4):351-68.
Stergiou N, Harbourne RT, Cavanaugh JT. Optimal movement variability: A new theoretical perspective for neurologic physical therapy. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 30 (3), 120-129, 2006.
Harbourne RT, Stergiou N. Non-linear analysis of the development of sitting postural control. Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 42 (4), 368-377, 2003. PMID: 12672087
Harbourne RT. Accuracy of Movement Speed and Error Detection Skills in Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy. Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol. 93, 419-431, 2001 PMID: 11769898
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Harbourne RT, Giuliani CA, Mac Neela J. A Kinematic and Electromyographic Analysis of the Development of Sitting in Normal Infants. Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 26(1)51-64, 1993 PMID: 8440403