DESIGN OF WEARABLE DEVICE TO ASSIST CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN IN STANDING AND WALKING

Most children with cerebral palsy (CP) have difficulties in standing and walking. They would normally require assistive device to help in standing and walking. This paper describes the process that was carried out to design a wearable brace for the lower limb. This brace is intended to provide support during standing and walking for ambulant CP children. Design requirements were drawn up by conducting surveys and interviews with parents, CP child caregivers, and CP children. Safety is very crucial for the device, where special care is made to ensure it would not pose any hazard to the children and also the caregivers. Based on these information and the anthropometric measurements, the device has been designed and analyzed using 3D CAD software. From the analysis, the device shown to function as expected.

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Combined Passive Stretching and Active Movement Rehabilitation of Lower-Limb Impairments in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using a Portable Robot

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair ◽

10.1177/1545968310388666 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 378-385 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Yi-Ning Wu ◽

Miriam Hwang ◽

Yupeng Ren ◽

Deborah Gaebler-Spira ◽

Li-Qun Zhang

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Active Movement ◽

Passive Stretching ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Improving gait and lower-limb muscle strength in children with cerebral palsy following Selective Percutaneous Myofascial Lengthening and functional physiotherapy

Neurorehabilitation ◽

10.3233/nre-182468 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 361-368 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vasileios C. Skoutelis ◽

Anastasios Kanellopoulos ◽

Stamatis Vrettos ◽

Georgios Gkrimas ◽

Vasileios Kontogeorgakos

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Lower Limb Muscle ◽

Limb Muscle ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Long-term efficacy and tolerability of 4-monthly versus yearly botulinum toxin type A treatment for lower-limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03264.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 51 (6) ◽

pp. 436-445 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

PETR KAŇOVSKÝ ◽

MARTIN BAREŠ ◽

STANISLAV SEVERA ◽

ALAN RICHARDSON ◽

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Botulinum Toxin ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Botulinum Toxin Type A ◽

Type A ◽

Botulinum Toxin Type ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Limb Spasticity ◽

Lower Limb Spasticity

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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality and Visual Feedback on Balance and Leg Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Reabilitacijos mokslai slauga kineziterapija ergoterapija ◽

10.33607/rmske.v1i18.748 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (18) ◽

Author(s):

Arūnė Dūdaitė ◽

Vilma Juodžbalienė

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Postural Control ◽

Range Of Motion ◽

Visual Feedback ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Dynamic Balance ◽

Control Group ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Stretching Exercises

Research background. Virtual reality and visual feedback improve motor performance, motor function and balance, so we want to fnd if it aﬀects the function of legs and balance of children with spastic hemiplegia. Research aim was to establish if the use of virtual reality and visual feedback with traditional physiotherapy improve the function of legs and balance of children with cerebral palsy. Methods. Nine children with cerebral palsy participated in the research. Participants were randomly divided into two groups – virtual reality group (n = 6) and control (n = 3). Virtual reality group practised exergaming and stretching exercises for 10 weeks, twice a week. Control group practiced conventional physiotherapy and stretching exercises for 6 weeks, twice a week. We measured the range of motion of the lower limb, spasticity of the lower limb using Modifed Ashworth’o Scale, static, dynamic balance, trunk coordination using Trunk Impairment Scale at the start and the end of the research, and balance using Pediatric Balance Scale. Results. Virtual reality and visual feedback reduced the spasticity of the lower limb, improved balance and postural control for children with cerebral palsy, but it did not improve the range of motion of the lower limb of children with cerebral palsy. Conclusions. Virtual reality and visual feedback did not improve the range of motion of the lower limb of children with cerebral palsy. Virtual reality and visual feedback reduced spasticity of the lower limb, improved balance and postural control for children with cerebral palsy.Keywords. Cerebral palsy, virtual reality, visual feedback, postural control, muscle architecture.

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