scholarly journals Correlation between the gross motor performance measurement and pediatric balance scale with respect to movement disorder in children with cerebral palsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 2279-2283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hae-Yeon Kwon ◽  
So-Yoon Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Movement Disorder ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Gross Motor Performance

scholarly journals Efeitos da prática do suporte de peso corporal em crianças com paralisia cerebral: uma série de casos

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geison Sebastião Reitz ◽  
Milena Julia Chirolli ◽  
Letícia Carolina Gantzel ◽  
Beatriz Schmidt Lunardelli ◽  
Suzana Matheus Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Gross Motor Function Measure ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Function Measure

INTRODUÇÃO: A paralisia cerebral (PC) é a causa mais comum de incapacidade motora na infância. Essa lesão cerebral pode resultar em comprometimentos neuromotores variados que, geralmente, estão associados à gravidade da sequela e a idade da criança. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a influência do Suporte de Peso Corporal (SPC) sobre a função motora e flexibilidade de crianças com paralisia cerebral. MÉTODO: Participaram do estudo sete crianças que não apresentavam o padrão de marcha, GMFCS nível IV e V, onde foi realizada a identificação do desempenho da função motora grossa por meio da Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), da flexibilidade por meio do teste Flexiteste,e do número de passos e distância percorrida antes e após um ano de tratamento com SPC em esteira ergométrica. Tendo assistência de dois terapeutas que auxiliavam em pontos chaves de joelho e tornozelo simulando o padrão de marcha da criança. As sessões foram realizadas uma vez por semana, durante 30 minutos. RESULTADO: O GMFM apresentou aumento das pontuações obtidas antes e após o tratamento, onde os itens deitar e rolar teve aumento de 14,09%, sentar teve aumento de 10,43%, engatinhar e ajoelhar teve, aumento de 7,27%, e por fim, o item em pé teve aumento de 8,10%. A variável flexibilidade apresentou diferença antes e após o tratamento, obtendo como flexibilidade inicial pequena e final médio negativa, com aumento de 7,85 pontos. Já o número de passos teve aumento de 175 passos e a distância percorrida de 132 metros CONCLUSÃO: The proposed SPC therapy in children with cerebral palsy proved to be efficient and could enhance motor performance, flexibility, number of steps and distance traveled.

scholarly journals The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Ertan Tufekcioglu ◽  
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Ferman Konukman ◽  
Fatih Kaya ◽  
Duran Arslan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Crossover Design ◽  
Carryover Effects ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Complementary Intervention

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Immersion and Watsu® therapy protocols on children with cerebral palsy. Gross motor function (GMF), spasticity (MAS), and Quality of Life (QoL) parameters of twenty-three children (age: 7.5±2.8, BMI: 17±3.7) were measured. Subjects received Watsu® therapy and Immersion protocols in Watsu-Immersion (W-I, n=12) and Immersion-Watsu (I-W n=11) groups in different periods based on a crossover design. The subjects received sessions for 30 minutes twice a week during 10-week experimental periods. The results were investigated with independent sample t-test and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, which showed that there was no evidence of carryover effects in GMFM 88 and QoL. In contrast, Watsu® improved GMFM 88 (p<0.05), Quality of Life (p<0.05), and MAS-Upper spasticity (p<0.05), scores significantly compared to immersion. The current results demonstrated the specific benefits of Watsu® therapy on children with CP, confirming the previous anecdotal reports. We recommend Watsu® as a safe and well-accepted complementary intervention for the management of CP.

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

Ankle contractures are frequent among children with cerebral palsy and associated with lower gross motor function and degree of spasticity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lærke Hartvig Krarup ◽  
Pia Kjær Kristensen ◽  
Louise Strand ◽  
Sofie Langbo Bredtoft ◽  
Inger Mechlenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy
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