Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
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The study was designed to determine whether relationships exist among knee muscle spasticity, isometric knee muscle strength, knee muscle balance, gross motor function, and walking efficiency in children with spastic cerebral palsy and to evaluate the relative contributions of impairment measures to functional outcome measures. ⋯ Hamstring strength and quadriceps spasticity explain much of the variance in gross motor function and comfortable walking efficiency.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of an early physical therapy intervention for very preterm, very low birth weight infants: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
A randomized controlled clinical trial was used to investigate effects of physical therapy (PT) intervention on motor outcome of infants born very preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW). ⋯ PT intervention does not significantly affect motor performance of infants born very preterm with VLBW at four months CA. Parental compliance and intervention frequency may have influenced the outcome. Preliminary evidence suggests that neonatal and early PT may reduce the incidence of motor delay among infants born very preterm with VLBW. Follow-up of this group is recommended to ascertain the long-term benefits of this type of early PT.
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To examine the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on impairments and functional skills of a 13-year-old child with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). ⋯ These findings indicate that NMES was an effective therapeutic technique to improve strength and motor function of a child with spastic diplegic CP.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the gross motor development of infants who slept supine and spent different amounts of time in the prone position when awake. ⋯ Gross motor performance as measured by the AIMS was more advanced in infants who slept supine and had been placed in the prone position when awake than in infants who slept supine but had limited or no experience in the prone position while awake. The influence of awake positioning needs to be considered when interpreting the developmental motor performance of infants who are six months old.