Effects of Antigravity Treadmill Training on Gait, Balance, and Fall Risk in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
| Autor: | Shamy S, Shamekh El-Shamy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Injury control Poison control Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Treadmill training law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Randomized controlled trial law Medicine Humans Child Gait Postural Balance Balance (ability) business.industry Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Resistance Training Fall risk Treatment Outcome Physical therapy Exercise Test Accidental Falls Female 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Diplegic cerebral palsy Hypogravity |
| Zdroj: | American journal of physical medicinerehabilitation. 96(11) |
| ISSN: | 1537-7385 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antigravity treadmill training on gait, balance, and fall risk in children with diplegic cerebral palsy.Thirty children with diplegic cerebral palsy were selected for this randomized controlled study. They were randomly assigned to (1) an experimental group that received antigravity treadmill training (20 mins/d, 3 d/wk) together with traditional physical therapy for 3 successive mos and (2) a control group that received only traditional physical therapy program for the same period. Outcomes included selected gait parameters, postural stability, and fall risk. Outcomes were measured at baseline and after 3 mos of intervention.Children in both groups showed significant improvements in the mean values of all measured variables (P0.05), with significantly greater improvements in the experimental group than the control group. The posttreatment gait parameters (i.e., velocity, stride length, cadence, and percent of time spent in double-limb support) were 0.74 m/sec, 119 steps/min, 0.75 m/sec, 0.65 sec, and 55.9% as well as 0.5 m, 125 steps/min, 0.6 m/sec, 0.49 sec, and 50.4% for the experimental and control group, respectively.Antigravity treadmill training may be a useful tool for improving gait parameters, balance, and fall risk in children with diplegic cerebral palsy. |
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