title: Effect of supporting 3D-garment on gait postural stability in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Children with cerebral palsy show dysfunctional postural control which interferes with their functional performance and daily-life activities.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to identify the effect of a 3D supporting garment on trunk postural control and interjoint coordination during gait in children with bilateral cerebral palsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed tridimensional trunk motion, trunk-thigh and interjoint coordination in 15 4-10 year-old children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (GMFCS I or II) and 16 4-10 year-old typically developing children while walking with or without a supporting garment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found significantly changes in the coordination between trunk and lower limbs in children with cerebral palsy. Step velocity and cadence both increased significantly in children with cerebral palsy but in controls, the cadence remained unaltered. Interjoint coordination between hip-knee and knee-ankle was altered during the stance phase only in the subgroup of children with cerebral palsy without any limitations in ankle joint passive range of motion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  3D supporting garments improve trunk-thigh and lower limb interjoint coordination in walking in children with bilateral cerebral palsy.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Analyse du Mouvement, Hôpital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.|Rehabilitation Hospital Inkendaal, Vlezenbeek, Belgium.|Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Rehabilitation Research (RERE), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Degelaen
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Analyse du Mouvement, Hôpital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.|Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ludo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Borre
authors.affiliation: Dienst Biostatistiek en Informatica, Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buyl
authors.affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Rehabilitation Research (RERE), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kerckhofs
authors.affiliation: Universitair Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Meirleir
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Hospital Inkendaal, Vlezenbeek, Belgium.|Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Movement Biomechanics Faculty of Movement Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.|Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dan
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003020:Clothing; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D004856:Postural Balance; D060726:Torso / Q000503:physiopathology; D016138:Walking
keywords: 3D supporting garment; cerebral palsy; interjoint coordination; postural control