Seat surface inclination may affect postural stability during Boccia ball throwing in children with cerebral palsy

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 3568-3573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Shen Tsai ◽  
Yi-Chen Yu ◽  
Po-Chang Huang ◽  
Hsin-Yi Kathy Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Surface Inclination

Measuring Postural Stability in Young Children With Cerebral Palsy

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Elizabeth Randall ◽  
Doreen J. Bartlett ◽  
Sarah Westcott McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Relations of Balance Function and Gross Motor Ability for Children with Cerebral Palsy

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1173-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Fang Liao ◽  
Ai-Wen Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Body Sway ◽  
Balance Function ◽  
Motor Ability ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Eyes Closed ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Eyes Open ◽  
Predicting Factor

To investigate the relations between the balance function and gross motor ability, we recruited 15 children with cerebral palsy from 5 to 12 years in age. Balance function was tested by the Smart Balance Master System and by clinical tests. The Motor Age test was used to test gross motor ability. Analysis showed that postural stability in eyes open, eyes closed, and swaying vision conditions (visual surrounding swaying with body sway), the duration of one leg standing, and the duration of maintaining a heel-to-toe position were significantly correlated with gross motor ability. Postural stability in the eyes-closed condition was the best predicting factor and could explain 64% of the variability of gross motor ability. Whether the training of postural stability in eyes-closed condition can improve the gross motor function needs further study.

scholarly journals Effect of Seat Surface Inclination on Postural Control During Reaching in Preterm Children With Cerebral Palsy

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
pp. 861-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mijna Hadders-Algra ◽  
Jolanda C van der Heide ◽  
Johanna M Fock ◽  
Elisabeth Stremmelaar ◽  
Leo A van Eykern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Reaching Movements ◽  
Sitting Position ◽  
Kinematic Data ◽  
Preterm Children ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Surface Inclination

Background and Purpose Because it is debatable whether seat surface inclination improves motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the effect of seat surface tilting on postural control and quality of reaching was studied. Subjects The subjects were 58 children with CP aged 2 to 11 years (34 with unilateral spastic CP, 24 with bilateral spastic CP). Methods During the task of reaching movements, surface electromyographic and kinematic data were recorded for posture and reaching with the dominant arm in 3 sitting conditions: horizontal seat surface, seat surface tilted forward 15 degrees, and seat surface tilted backward 15 degrees. Results In the children with unilateral spastic CP, forward tilting improved postural efficiency and quality of reaching. In the children with bilateral spastic CP, both forward and backward tilting of the seat surface was associated with more postural instability and did not affect the quality of reaching. Discussion and Conclusion The results suggest that, in terms of postural control and quality of reaching, children with unilateral spastic CP benefit from a forward-tilted position and children with bilateral spastic CP benefit from a horizontal sitting position.

The Effects of Acute Intense Physical Exercise on Postural Stability in Children With Cerebral Palsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Leineweber ◽  
Dominik Wyss ◽  
Sophie-Krystale Dufour ◽  
Claire Gane ◽  
Karl Zabjek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Sagittal Plane ◽  
Center Of Pressure ◽  
Force Plate ◽  
Frontal Plane ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Risk Of Falls

This study evaluated the effects of intense physical exercise on postural stability of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Center of pressure (CoP) was measured in 9 typically developing (TD) children and 8 with CP before and after a maximal aerobic shuttle-run test (SRT) using a single force plate. Anteroposterior and mediolateral sway velocities, sway area, and sway regularity were calculated from the CoP data and compared between pre- and postexercise levels and between groups. Children with CP demonstrated significantly higher pre-SRT CoP velocities than TD children in the sagittal (18.6 ± 7.6 vs. 6.75 1.78 m/s) and frontal planes (15.4 ± 5.3 vs. 8.04 ± 1.51 m/s). Post-SRT, CoP velocities significantly increased for children with CP in the sagittal plane (27.0 ± 1.2 m/s), with near-significant increases in the frontal plane (25.0 ± 1.5m/s). Similarly, children with CP evidenced larger sway areas than the TD children both pre- and postexercise. The diminished postural stability in children with CP after short but intense physical exercise may have important implications including increased risk of falls and injury.

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