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Effects of Suit-Orthosis on Postural Adjustments During Seated Reaching Task in Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Source :
- Pediatric Physical Therapy. 30:231-237
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2018.
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Abstract
- Aim To investigate suit-orthosis effects on postural sway during anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments (APA and CPA, respectively) in a seated reaching task performed by children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods Twenty-nine children were divided according to Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) I and II-III. Participants were instructed to reach forward toward an object both in a no-suit condition and in a suit-orthosis condition. Results Using the suit-orthosis, children at MACS II-III decreased velocity of center-of-pressure (CoP) sway during APA, whereas children at MACS I increased the anterior-posterior CoP displacement during CPA. Conclusion Suit-orthosis improved postural stability in children at MACS II-III during APA. The suit may assist with arm function control during postural sway when preparing to reach for objects. Clinical implications Suit-orthoses in therapy should be individually prescribed considering the intended activity and person's motor impairment.
- Subjects :
- Male
Orthotic Devices
030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty
Manual Ability Classification System
Adolescent
Posture
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Motor Activity
Cerebral palsy
Task (project management)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Arm function
medicine
Humans
Child
Postural Balance
business.industry
Cerebral Palsy
Motor impairment
Equipment Design
medicine.disease
Displacement (psychology)
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Postural stability
Female
Cerebral palsy rehabilitation
0305 other medical science
business
psychological phenomena and processes
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08985669
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4a29c300c834606258ce79a6527da130