Slackline Training in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(22)2020 11 21.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess whether a slackline intervention program improves postural control in children/adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial.SETTING:
Patients' association.PARTICIPANTS:
Twenty-seven children/adolescents with spastic CP (9-16 years) were randomly assigned to a slackline intervention (n = 14, 13 ± 3 years) or control group (n = 13, 12 ± 2 years). INTERVENTION Three slackline sessions per week (30 min/session) for 6 weeks. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The primary outcome was static posturography (center of pressure-CoP-parameters). The secondary outcomes were surface myoelectrical activity of the lower-limb muscles during the posturography test and jump performance (countermovement jump test and Abalakov test). Overall (RPE, >6-20 scale) rating of perceived exertion was recorded at the end of each intervention session.RESULTS:
The intervention was perceived as "very light" (RPE = 7.6 ± 0.6). The intervention yielded significant benefits on static posturography (a significant group by time interaction on Xspeed, p = 0.006) and jump performance (a significant group by time interaction on Abalakov test, p = 0.015).CONCLUSIONS:
Slackline training improved static postural control and motor skills and was perceived as non-fatiguing in children/adolescents with spastic CP.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Paralisia Cerebral
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Equilíbrio Postural
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Treinamento Resistido
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Transtornos Motores
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Movimento
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Espasticidade Muscular
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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