Optimal frequency of physical therapy in young children with cerebral palsy: a retrospective pilot study.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Developmental Neurorehabilitation Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/17518423.2022.2147595

Ju Seok Ryu, Jee Hyun Suh

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Abstract

Purpose: To determine the optimal frequency of physical therapy (PT) in young children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Twenty-three children (mean age, 47.30 ± 31.95 months) with CP who had undergone both low- and high-frequency PT in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic were analyzed retrospectively. The Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88) score was assessed before and after low- and high-frequency PT.

Results: The high-frequency PT group showed statistically significant improvements of GMFM-88 compared to the low-frequency PT group. In the high-frequency PT group, the improvement in total GMFM-88 scores was greater in children below 36 months of age than in children above 36 months of age. Moreover, the ambulatory group showed greater improvement compared to the non-ambulatory group during high-frequency PT.

Conclusions: High-frequency PT might benefit gross motor function in children with CP up to 36 months of age. High-frequency PT resulted in improved standing and gait function in the ambulatory group.

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幼儿脑瘫患者物理治疗的最佳频率:一项回顾性试点研究。

目的:探讨小儿脑瘫(CP)物理治疗(PT)的最佳频率。方法:回顾性分析23例CP患儿(平均年龄47.30±31.95个月)在门诊康复诊所行低、高频PT治疗的临床资料。结果:与低频PT组相比，高频PT组大肌运动功能量表GMFM-88 (GMFM-88)得分有显著改善。在高频PT组中，36月龄以下儿童GMFM-88总分的改善大于36月龄以上儿童。此外，在高频PT过程中，门诊组比非门诊组表现出更大的改善。结论:高频PT可能有益于36个月以下CP患儿的大运动功能。高频PT改善了行走组的站立和步态功能。

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Developmental Neurorehabilitation CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-PEDIATRICS

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3.10

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Developmental Neurorehabilitation aims to enhance recovery, rehabilitation and education of people with brain injury, neurological disorders, and other developmental, physical and intellectual disabilities. Although there is an emphasis on childhood, developmental disability can be considered from a lifespan perspective. This perspective acknowledges that development occurs throughout a person’s life and thus a range of impairments or diseases can cause a disability that can affect development at any stage of life.