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Intensive upper extremity training improved whole body movement control for children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) exhibit impaired bimanual coordination, gait control, and whole body movement control. Intensive upper extremity training has been found to be effective for improving upper extremity function. However, the effectiveness of the intensive upper extremity training on whole body movement control is not known.

Research question

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) on bimanual coordination and gait control during a complex whole body task.

Methods

Sixteen children with congenital hemiplegia (age 6-12 years; GMFCS: I-II, MACS: I-II) were randomly assigned to either CIMT or HABIT for 6 h per day training for 15 days. Children were asked to perform two whole body tasks (walking with and without a tray carrying) while 3-D kinematic analysis was performed before and after training.

Results

After training, the HABIT group increased the symmetry in height of their hands during tray carrying (more leveled tray). Both CIMT and HABIT groups decreased the lateral motion of the tray. The CIMT group increased speed and stride length after training in both the walking and tray carrying tasks. Both groups also increased their minimum toe clearance (all p < 0.05).

Significance

Two types of intensive upper extremity training have provided significant improvements to whole body movement control for children with USCP. Adhering to the specificity of practice concept, HABIT improved bimanual coordination after training during the whole body tray carrying tasks. Given extensive interactions between the upper and lower extremities in real-world activities, future studies should focus on the effects of such combined training.

SUBMITTER: Hung YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656814 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Intensive upper extremity training improved whole body movement control for children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Hung Ya-Ching YC   Shirzad Fawzia F   Saleem Maria M   Gordon Andrew M AM  

Gait & posture 20200709


<h4>Background</h4>Children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) exhibit impaired bimanual coordination, gait control, and whole body movement control. Intensive upper extremity training has been found to be effective for improving upper extremity function. However, the effectiveness of the intensive upper extremity training on whole body movement control is not known.<h4>Research question</h4>The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT)  ...[more]

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