Comparison of body segmental kinematic characteristics between children with cerebral palsy performing sit-to-stand with and without a walker.
The study investigated how the subjects, 18 children with spastic diplegia aged 7-14 years, attained sit-to-stand (STS). The children were divided into two groups and three STS conditions: 1) those who could attain STS independently (I-STS), 2) those who could not attain STS independently (D-STS), and 3) subjects from the D-STS condition who could successfully attain STS with the walker (W-STS). The results showed that I-STS had more mean maximum horizontal location of the upper body and knee than the hip. All body segments of D-STS followed the same model as the I-STS condition, but they moved with less magnitude than I-STS. W-STS presented both pattern and magnitudes relatively similar to I-STS. Furthermore, I-STS showed the highest mean maximum horizontal and vertical velocities of body segments, when compared with the other STS conditions. W-STS performed the mean maximum horizontal and vertical linear velocities of all selected segments close to D-STS did.
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Puthamaluk
P
Thanapan
Saipin
S
Prasertsukdee
Roongtiwa
R
Vachalathiti
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D014853:Walkers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*