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Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Functional task training combined with electrical stimulation improves motor capacity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a single-subject design |
Authors: | Rejane Vale Gonçalves Sérgio Teixeira Fonseca Priscila Albuquerque Araújo Thales Rezende de Souza Renan Alves Resende Marisa Cotta Mancini |
Abstract: | Purpose: Reduced propulsive capability can impact negatively on mobility activities of many children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy (SUCP). This study investigated the effect of a task-oriented training program combined with functional electrical stimulation (FES) on the motor capacity of children with SUCP. Methods: Single-case A-B design with follow-up. Gross motor function and biomechanical walking data of 4 children with SUCP were measured repeatedly across the baseline, intervention, and follow-up phases. Intervention was a task-oriented training program combined with FES applied on the gastrocnemius. Outcome variables included gait speed, impulsive torque, and ankle/hip power generation ratio. The 2-SD band and celeration line methods compared outcomes among the baseline, intervention, and follow-up periods. Results: One child improved walking speed. All children improved impulsive torque and ankle/hip power ratio of the affected leg. All children improved gross motor function. Conclusion: The intervention improved children's propulsive capability and positively influenced their mobility. |
Subject: | Paralisia cerebral Estimulação elétrica Capacidade motora Paralisia cerebral nas crianças |
language: | eng |
metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
metadata.dc.publisher.department: | EEF - DEPARTAMENTO DE FISIOTERAPIA EEF - DEPARTAMENTO DE TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL |
Rights: | Acesso Restrito |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000588 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/42170 |
Issue Date: | Apr-2019 |
metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://journals.lww.com/pedpt/Fulltext/2019/04000/Functional_Task_Training_Combined_With_Electrical.21.aspx |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Pediatric Physical Therapy |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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