Comparison of Electroacupuncture and Body Acupuncture on Gastrocnemius Muscle Tone in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Single Blinded, Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-li Wang ◽  
Ling Shan ◽  
Lin Du ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Fei-yong Jia
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Body Acupuncture

scholarly journals Efficacy of axial TheraTogs on gait pattern in children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamekh Mohamed El-Shamy ◽  
Ehab Mohamed Abd El Kafy
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Gait Pattern ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background TheraTogs promotes proprioceptive sense of a child with cerebral palsy and improves abnormal muscle tone, posture alignment, balance, and gait. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of TheraTogs orthotic undergarment on gait pattern in children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Thirty children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy were selected for this randomized controlled study. They were randomly assigned to (1) an experimental group that received TheraTogs orthotic undergarment (12 h/day, 3 days/week) plus traditional physical therapy for 3 successive months and (2) a control group that received only traditional physical therapy program for the same time period. Gait parameters were measured at baseline and after 3 months of intervention using Pro-Reflex motion analysis. Results Children in both groups showed significant improvements in the gait parameters (P < 0.05), with significantly greater improvements in the experimental group than in the control group. Conclusions The use of TheraTogs may have a positive effect to improve gait pattern in children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Trial registration This trial was registered in the ClinicalTrial.gov PRS (NCT03037697).

The effect of adding homeopathic treatment to rehabilitation on muscle tone of children with spastic cerebral palsy

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firoozeh Sajedi ◽  
Vida Alizad ◽  
Farshid Alaeddini ◽  
Rozita Fatemi ◽  
Ali Mazaherinezhad
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Spastic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Homeopathic Treatment
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