Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of soft-tissue release on hip subluxation and dislocation in cerebral palsy as well as activities of daily living after surgery. Patients and Methods: Soft-tissue release was performed in 13 patients (19 hips) with cerebral palsy. Of them, 10 had spastic quadriplegia and three had spastic diplegia. Mean ages were 8.6 years at surgery and...

Introduction: Muscle strength is one of the most important and effective factors in movement disordersof spastic diplegic children with cerebral palsy. Respecting the fact that strength can influence gross motorfunctions, the aim of this study was to measure the effects of loaded sit-to-stand resistance exercises onsuch functions in this group of children with cerebral palsy. Materi...

BACKGROUND Cerebral palsy is the commonest cause of severe physical disability in childhood. For many years treatment has centred on the use of physiotherapy and orthotics to overcome the problems of leg spasticity, which interferes with walking and can lead to limb deformity. Intramuscular botulinum toxin (BT-A) offers a targeted form of therapy to reduce spasticity in specific muscle groups. ...

Spast ic i ty is def ined as a movement disorder characterised by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes. Children with spastic CP have a neuromuscular mobility impairment stemming from an upper motor neuron lesion in the brain over the areas in the motor cortex or the corticospinal tract, which descends in the spinal cord, in the lateral columns and carries signals for volunta...

Oral feeding difficulties are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The effect of oral-motor dysfunction on feeding problems has been proved in several studies. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of oral sensorimotor stimulations on feeding performance in children with spastic cerebral palsy. A total of 12 children with spastic cerebral palsy underwent 24 session...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for anterior knee pain in patients with cerebral palsy. METHODS This prospective study investigated the risk factors for anterior knee pain in 127 ambulatory patients with spastic cerebral palsy in terms of walking pain, resting pain, and provocative pain. Demographic data analysis and physical examination for measuring the kne...

INTRODUCTION Unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (US CP) is the second most common subtype of cerebral palsy. AIM The aim of the study was to analyze neuroimaging findings in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was hospital based, which has included 106 patients with US CP (boys 72/girls 34, term 82/preterm 24). Neuroimaging findings were classified...

[Purpose] This pilot study examined the immediate effects of quick-seated trunk exercise on sit-to-stand movement in children with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Five children with spastic cerebral palsy (hemiplegia, 3; diplegia, 2; age 6-17 years) performed five sessions of natural-seated trunk exercise at a self-selected speed (control). Following a 50-min rest period, five sessions o...

Instrumentation and System Design K.M. Baker, J.T. Long, S. Hassani, J. Lipsey, K. Reiners, W. Olson, P. Johnson, L. Kliebhan, J.D. Ackman, J.P. Schwab, G.F. Harris 1 Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center (OREC), Milwaukee, WI 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 3 Motion Analysis Laboratory, Shriners Hospital for Children, Chicago, IL Int...