Gait changes following robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy

0553208 - FGÚ 2022 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Žarković, D. - Šorfová, M. - Tufano, J. J. - Kutílek, P. - Vítečková, S. - Ravnik, D. - Groleger-Sršen, K. - Cikajlo, I. - Otáhal, Jakub
Gait changes following robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy.
Physiological Research. Roč. 70, Suppl.3 (2021), S397-S408. ISSN 0862-8408. E-ISSN 1802-9973
Institutional support: RVO:67985823
Keywords : cerebral palsy * spastic diparesis * gait cycle * computerized gait analysis * robot-assisted gait training
OECD category: Neurosciences (including psychophysiology
Impact factor: 2.139, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/pdf/2021/70_S397.pdf

This study investigated changes of gait pattern induced by a 4-week robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in twelve ambulatory spastic diparesis children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 10.4+/-3.2 years old by using computerized gait analysis (CGA). Pre-post intervention CGA data of children with CP was contrasted to the normative data of typically developing children by using cross-correlation and statistically evaluated by a Wilcoxon test. Significant pre-post intervention changes (p<0.01) include: decreased muscle activity of biceps femoris, rectus femoris, and tibialis anterior, a decrease in range of internal hip joint rotation, higher cadence, step length, and increased stride time. This study suggests that RAGT can be used in muscle reeducation and improved hip joint motion range in ambulatory children with CP.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328210