Effects of cane use on walking parameters and lower limb muscle activity in adults with spastic cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Takahito Inoue, Yuichiro Yokoi, Hideyuki Tashiro, Yui Sato, Naoki Kozuka, Kotaro Shimizu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology medicine.diagnostic_test Electromyography business.industry food and beverages STRIDE Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Coactivation Gait Cane Cerebral palsy Preferred walking speed Physical medicine and rehabilitation Spastic cerebral palsy Medicine Original Article business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 2187-5626 0915-5287 |
| DOI: | 10.1589/jpts.33.544 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] Adults with cerebral palsy often use a cane as a walking aid because of their decreased gait ability. However, it is unclear whether this affects lower limb muscle activity during walking. The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of using a cane during walking on the spatio-temporal parameters of walking, lower limb muscle activity, and lower limb muscle coactivation in adults with spastic cerebral palsy. [Participants and Methods] Eleven participants with cerebral palsy were included. The spatio-temporal parameters of walking, lower limb muscle activity, and coactivation of lower limb muscle were measured during a 10 m trial with no cane, one cane, and two canes. [Results] Walking speed was lower and the stride time longer when using two canes than when using no cane. All muscle activities significantly reduced when using two canes. No significant difference was observed between using no cane and one cane, except for walking speed. In addition, there was no significant difference in coactivation between the conditions. [Conclusion] This study revealed that when two canes were used, the walking speed was reduced, and lower limb muscle activity was reduced, reducing the burden. In contrast, the movement pattern was not suggested to have changed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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