title: Pilates improves lower limbs strength and postural control during quite standing in a child with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: A case report study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify the effect of Pilates exercises in a child with cerebral palsy (CP) with mild functional impairment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated average peak torque of ankle and knee extensors/flexors using a Biodex System, using concentric active-assisted test. We also evaluated amplitude of anterior-posterior and of medial-lateral displacement of the CoP and area of oscillation during quite standing with a BERTEC platform. We applied Pilates exercises for eight weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Peak torque/body weight of ankle and knee extensors/flexors of both affected and unaffected limbs increased after Pilates. Also, all kinetic variables decreased after Pilates' intervention. After one-month follow-up, isokinetic variable values were higher while kinetic variable values were lower than baseline values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pilates may be an important rehabilitation technique for children with CP that present mild deficits in motor structures and high functional level, especially when the aims are to improve muscle strength and postural control during quite standing.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Therapy , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Ararangua , Brazil and.|b Department of Physical Therapy , Universidade Federal de São Carlos , São Carlos , Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriana Neves
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: b Department of Physical Therapy , Universidade Federal de São Carlos , São Carlos , Brazil.
authors.forename: Simoni Sayuri
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Serikawa
authors.affiliation: b Department of Physical Therapy , Universidade Federal de São Carlos , São Carlos , Brazil.
authors.forename: Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001835:Body Weight; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000503:physiopathology; D035002:Lower Extremity; D053580:Muscle Strength; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D010291:Paresis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019415:Torque; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Balance; Pilates; children; strength