Backward walking treadmill therapy can improve walking ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study
- Authors
- Kim, Sung-Gyung; Ryu, Young Uk; Je, Hyun Dong; Jeong, Ji Hoon; Kim, Hyeong-Dong
- Issue Date
- 9월-2013
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Keywords
- backward walking; rehabilitation; spastic cerebral palsy
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH, v.36, no.3, pp.246 - 252
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- SCIE
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- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH
- Volume
- 36
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 246
- End Page
- 252
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/102217
- DOI
- 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32835dd620
- ISSN
- 0342-5282
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to determine whether an 8-week period of backward walking (BW) training on the treadmill can improve the gross motor function measure (GMFM), weight-bearing symmetry, and temporospatial gait parameters in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy. Twelve participants aged 5-15 years with spastic cerebral palsy participated in this study. The BW training was conducted on a treadmill for up to 20 min, with three sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks. Before each treadmill training session, lower limb stretching was included in the session. Interlimb differentials of vertical ground reaction force while standing, temporal-distance gait parameters, and scores of dimension D and dimension E of the GMFM were determined. Participants showed statistically significant improvements in a measure of GMFM (P<0.01) and weight-bearing symmetry value (P<0.05), forward walking velocity (P<0.05), and step/stride length (P<0.05 or P<0.01). This pilot study suggests that BW therapy on a treadmill may help to improve walking abilities and other gross motor skills in this sample of patients. (c) 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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