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Titre : | Deliberately Light Interpersonal Contact Affects the Control of Head Stability During Walking in Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy (2017) |
Auteurs : | Katrin Hanna Schulleri ; Frauke Burfeind ; Beate Höß-Zenker |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2017/9, 2017) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 18281835 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Locomotion ; Paralysie cérébrale ; Rééducation et réadaptation ; Toucher thérapeutique |
Mots-clés: | Cerebral palsy ; Postural balance ; Équilibre postural ; Therapeutic touch |
Résumé : |
Objective To evaluate the potential of deliberately light interpersonal touch (IPT) for reducing excessive head and trunk sway during self-paced walking in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Design Quasi-experimental, proof-of-concept study with between-groups comparison. Setting Ambulant care facility, community center. Participants Children and adolescents (N=65), consisting of those with CP (spastic and ataxic, n=26; Gross Motor Function Classification System IIII; mean age, 9.8y; 11 girls, 15 boys) and those who were typically developed (TD, n=39; mean age, 10.0y; 23 girls, 16 boys). Interventions IPT applied by a therapist to locations at the back and the head. Main Outcome Measures As primary outcomes, head and trunk sway during self-paced walking were assessed by inertial measurement units. Secondary outcomes were average step length and gait speed. Results CP group: apex and occiput IPT reduced head velocity sway compared with thoracic IPT (both P=.04) irrespective of individuals' specific clinical symptoms. TD group: all testing conditions reduced head velocity sway compared with walking alone (all P≤.03), as well as in apex and occiput IPT compared with paired walking (both P≤.02). Conclusions Deliberately light IPT at the apex of the head alters control of head sway in children and adolescents with CP. The effect of IPT varies as a function of contact location and acts differently in TD individuals. |
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En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999317300990 |