An ultrasound platform to assess medial gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendon lengthening during slow passive stretch in typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 30-30
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Medial Gastrocnemius ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Tendon Lengthening ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Achilles Tendon Lengthening ◽  
Passive Stretch ◽  
Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle

scholarly journals Effects of Task Constraints on Kinematic Characteristics of Body Segments in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Children with Typical Development during Hand-Reaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11140
Author(s):  
Yun-Huei Ju ◽  
Rong-Ju Cherng
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Task Demands ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postural Alignment ◽  
Reaching Tasks ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have difficulty in managing postural control during functional reaching tasks, although children with different postural control ability are able to come up with different motor solutions to cope with different task demands. This study examined the effect of task constraint on postural control performance in children with cerebral palsy and typical development (TD) in terms of different postural control abilities. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used. Twelve children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (mean age: 107.8 months) and 16 typically developing children (mean age: 110.9 months) participated in this study. Individually, all subjects were seated in a height-adjusted chair and were requested to reach for target(s) located at three different directions (medial, anterior, and lateral). A six-camera Qualisys Motion Capture System was used to capture motion data. Kinematic data in terms of body alignment and angular changes were analyzed. Results: Children with cerebral palsy demonstrated different postural control strategies to complete different reaching tasks compared to typically developing children by preparing postural alignment in advance, coordinating different body orientation movements during reaching after showing difficulty in managing reach medially. Conclusions: Children with cerebral palsy perceive their insufficient ability and prepare their alignment in advance to adapt to the task demanded and decrease the postural challenges of the task. Even though children with cerebral palsy self-generate different motor solutions to reach without falling, these alternative strategies might not be the most efficient adaptation.

scholarly journals Comparing Levels of Mastery Motivation in Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Typically Developing Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyar Salavati ◽  
Roshanak Vameghi ◽  
Seyed Hosseini ◽  
Ahmad Saeedi ◽  
Masoud Gharib
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Mastery Motivation ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy
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