Myofascial Structural Integration: A Promising Complementary Therapy for Young Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Autor: | Hansen, Alexis B., Price, Karen S., Feldman, Heidi M. |
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SPASTICITY MANIPULATION therapy PHYSICAL therapy CONTRACTURE (Pathology) CEREBRAL palsy CHILD Behavior Checklist CROSSOVER trials FASCIAE diseases RANGE of motion of joints MEDICAL personnel MEDICAL students MOVEMENT disorders MUSCLE contraction NOSOLOGY HEALTH outcome assessment PLAY RESEARCH funding STATISTICAL sampling SCALES (Weighing instruments) VIDEO recording PILOT projects TREATMENT effectiveness PATIENTS' families DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHILDREN PSYCHOLOGY THERAPEUTICS |
Zdroj: | Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Apr2012, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p131-135, 5p |
Abstrakt: | Increasing evidence suggests that structural changes within muscle and surrounding tissues are associated with creating and/or increasing muscle stiffness and resistance to stretch in spastic cerebral palsy. The goal of this preliminary study was to determine whether myofascial structural integration, a specific, complementary, deep-tissue manipulation technique designed to reorganize muscle and surrounding soft tissue, would improve motor function in young children with spastic cerebral palsy. In a randomized crossover design, the authors assessed motor function using established measurement techniques at baseline and after the treatment and control conditions in 8 children with spastic cerebral palsy, aged 2 to 7 years. The average change for the group after therapy was greater than the change after the control condition. Results showed that there were major improvements in 6 children after the therapy; 3 of the children also showed improvements after the control phase. Myofascial structural integration holds promise as a novel complementary treatment for spastic cerebral palsy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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