scholarly journals The Effect of Aquatic and Land-Based Training on the Metabolic Cost of Walking and Motor Performance in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Getz ◽  
Yeshayahu Hutzler ◽  
Adri Vermeer ◽  
Yoni Yarom ◽  
Viswanath Unnithan
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Metabolic Cost ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Parametric Statistics ◽  
Walking Speeds

Aim. To evaluate the effects of aquatic (AQ) compared to a land-based (LB) intervention programs on metabolic cost of walking (MCW), gross motor function and locomotor performance in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods. Eleven children with spastic diplegic CP completed this study, six in the AQ (5.2 ± 1.45 yrs) and five in the LB group (4.1 ± 1.33 yrs). MCW derived from Oxygen uptake (VO2) measured with a Cosmed K4 device and walking speed at steady state. Additional measures included the 10-m test, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), and Pediatric Evaluation Developmental Inventory (PEDI). Non-parametric statistics were used to analyze change in each group. Results. The AQ group significantly decreased MCW (Z=−2.2; P<.05) and increased steady state walking speed (Z=−2.2; P<.05). Both groups significantly increased 10-m walking speed (Z=−2.2; P<.03, and Z=−2.02; P<.05, resp.). The LB group exhibited moderate to large effect sizes in 10-m self-selected and fast walking speeds (Cohen's d=1.07 and 0.73, resp.). Conclusion. Our findings suggest that Both AQ and LB programs were effective in improving 10-m speed, while the AQ training also improved the MCW of walking at steady state in children with spastic diplegic CP.

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

Ankle contractures are frequent among children with cerebral palsy and associated with lower gross motor function and degree of spasticity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lærke Hartvig Krarup ◽  
Pia Kjær Kristensen ◽  
Louise Strand ◽  
Sofie Langbo Bredtoft ◽  
Inger Mechlenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Threshold values of ankle dorsiflexion and gross motor function in 60 children with cerebral palsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Helle M Rasmussen ◽  
Joachim Svensson ◽  
Maria Thorning ◽  
Niels W Pedersen ◽  
Søren Overgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Ankle Dorsiflexion ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (GMFCS) FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 3281-3286
Author(s):  
Mst. Rabea Begum ◽  
◽  
Mohammad Anwar Hossain ◽  
Shahnaj Sultana ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

A DYNAMIC SEATING SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Hahn ◽  
Sheri L. Simkins ◽  
Jacob K. Gardner ◽  
Gaurav Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Muscle Spasticity ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Dynamic Seating

The study's aim was to determine the initial effects of a dynamic seating system as a therapeutic intervention in children with cerebral palsy. A two-factor, repeated-measures design was used. Twelve children with neuromuscular dysfunction (mean age 6.0, SD 2.7 years) were included in the study, randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. At study initiation the experimental group received a wheelchair with dynamic seating components that allows limited range of motion in the hip and knee, and the control group received a static setting wheelchair. Participants were evaluated for range of motion, muscle spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale), motor function (Gross Motor Function Measure), and level of disability (Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory) at study initiation, 3-months, and 6-months post intervention. Both groups improved in motor function over time, particularly in the categories of Sitting and Crawl/Kneel. Measures of disability improved in both groups for the categories of self-care, mobility, and social function. A larger, more homogeneous sample would likely show significant group differences in measures of muscle spasticity, gross motor function and disability.

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