scholarly journals Long-term effects of robotic hippotherapy on dynamic postural stability in cerebral palsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Joo Cha ◽  
Megan Stanley ◽  
Tim Shurtleff ◽  
Joshua (Sung) H. You
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Dynamic Postural Stability

scholarly journals Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Riding for Children with Cerebral Palsy Gross Motor Functions

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Žalienė ◽  
D. Mockevičienė ◽  
B. Kreivinienė ◽  
A. Razbadauskas ◽  
Ž. Kleiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Motor Functions ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Group I

Aim. To evaluate the effects of riding for beginners (short-term) and advanced (long-term) riders with cerebral palsy on their whole mobility. The study involved 15 subjects (two girls and eleven boys). The subjects were aged from 3 to 19 years (8.73 years ± 5.85). All of the subjects had been diagnosed with a spastic form of cerebral palsy. The duration of the participation differed as follows: the advanced subjects had been riding for 1-4 years (2.66 years ± 1.16), while the beginners have been riding for two weeks (10 sessions). Group I (advanced riders) consisted of eight subjects (7 boys and 1 girl) who had therapy sessions regularly once a week and differed only in terms of the duration of their participation in the experiment. Group II (beginners) consisted of seven children (1 girl and 6 boys) who participated in only 10 riding sessions. All of the subjects were assessed according to the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and Gross Motor Function Classification System for CP (GMFCS) both before the investigation and after it. Conclusions. Ten riding lessons did not have an influence on the beginner riders with cerebral palsy gross motor functions and their gross motor function level did not change. However, in half of the advanced riders with cerebral palsy, the gross motor functions significantly improved. Meanwhile, the level of the performance of the gross motor skills in the four advanced riders increased, but this difference was not statistically significant.

Long-term effects of botulinum toxin A in children with cerebral palsy

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
KRISTINA TEDROFF ◽  
FREDRIK GRANATH ◽  
HANS FORSSBERG ◽  
YVONNE HAGLUND-AKERLIND
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Botulinum Toxin A ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Toxin A ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Long-Term Effects on Speech of Chronic Cerebellar Stimulation in Cerebral Palsy

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia I. Wolfe ◽  
David L. Ratusnik ◽  
Richard D. Penn
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Brain Damage ◽  
Anterior Lobe ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
One Year ◽  
Cerebellar Stimulation

Chronic cerebellar stimulation (CCS) of the anterior lobe is undertaken for relief of motor dysfunction in cerebral palsy, but the long-term effect on speech and voice has been uncertain. The present study evaluated speech before cerebellar stimulation and between one year and two years, seven months following stimulation in nine patients with congenital cerebral palsy and one patient with traumatic brain damage. Severity of dysarthria was not significantly altered as assessed by a panel of listeners. No patient demonstrated deterioration in speech. Only two of the 10 patients showed small positive changes in the majority of parameters evaluated including rate, articulation, and voice.

Short and Long-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Spaticity and Motor Performance in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

2021 ◽  
pp. 003151252199109
Author(s):  
Fatih Tekin ◽  
Erdoğan Kavlak
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Conventional Physiotherapy

This study aimed to investigate the short and long-term effects of Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) therapy on spasticity and motor performance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy. We recruited 26 patient participants from among children undergoing conventional physiotherapy in a private rehabilitation center. We randomly assigned 22 participants to equally sized treatment (n = 11) and control (n = 11) groups. We evaluated the participants at the beginning of the study with the Gross Motor Function Measure-88, LEGSys™ Spatio-Temporal Gait Analyzer, SportKAT550™ Portable Computerized Kinesthetic Balance Device and the Modified Ashworth Scale. While children in the treatment group were treated with Compex-Winplate™ to administer WBV in three 15-minute sessions per week for eight weeks, children in the control group received continued conventional physiotherapy during this period. We then re-evaluated all participants both immediately after the treatment and again 12 weeks after the treatment. Following WBV, both gross motor functions and gait and balance skills were significantly improved ( p < 0.05), and spasticity in lower and upper extremity muscles was significantly inhibited ( p < 0.05). These improvements were preserved even after 12 weeks. We conclude that WBV is an effective incremental approach to conventional physiotherapy in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy for inhibiting spasticity and improving motor performance.

Effect of a 4-week static stretching program for plantar flexor muscles on physical performance and muscle properties

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Junpei Sasadai ◽  
Noriaki Maeda ◽  
Shogo Sakai ◽  
Tsubasa Tashiro ◽  
Hitoshi Arima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Plantar Flexion ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
Muscle Properties ◽  
Muscle Hardness ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Flexion Moment ◽  
Dynamic Postural Stability

BACKGROUND: The effects of a long-term static stretching program on physical performance parameters have not been elucidated completely, although the effects on muscle flexibility have a consensus. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a long-term static stretching program on physical performance and muscle properties. METHODS: Participants performed a 2-min static stretching for the ankle joint 5 times per week for 4 weeks. Physical performance and muscle properties was measured before and after the static stretching program. RESULTS: Results showed that range of motion (ROM), dynamic postural stability, and muscle hardness were positively changed, whereas other variables i.e. maximal isometric plantar flexion moment, jump heights, muscle-tendon junction displacement and its angle, were not. CONCLUSIONS: Four-week of SS program may improve ROM, dynamic postural stability, and muscle hardness without decreasing physical performance.

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