Exploring Temporospatial Gait Asymmetry, Dynamic Balance, and Locomotor Capacity After a 12-Week Split-Belt Treadmill Training in Adolescents with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Study.
Ragab K Elnaggar, Ahmed Alhowimel, Mazyad Alotaibi, Mohamed S Abdrabo, Mahmoud S Elfakharany
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Abstract
Aim: To investigate the effects of a 12-week split-belt treadmill walking (Sb-TW) practice using an error augmentation strategy on temporospatial gait asymmetries, dynamic balance, and locomotor capacity in adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy (ULCP).
Methods: Fifty-two adolescents with ULCP (age: 10-16 years) were randomized into either the Sb-TW group (n = 26; underwent repeated Sb-TW practice, with exaggeration of the initial step-length asymmetry, three times/week, for 12 sequential weeks) or control group (n = 26; received equivalent dosages of traditional single-belt treadmill training). Step-length and swing-time asymmetries, directional (LoSdirectional) and overall (LoSoverall) limits of stability, and locomotor capacity [6-minute walk test (6-MWT), Timed Up and Down Stair test (TUDS), and 10-m Shuttle Run Test (10mSRT)] were assessed pre- and post-intervention.
Results: The Sb-TW group demonstrated more favorable changes in step-length asymmetry (p < .001, η2partial = 0.27), LoSdirectional [affected side direction (p = .033, η2partial = 0.09), forward direction (p = .004, η2partial = 0.16), and backward direction (p = .01, η2partial = 0.12)], and LoSoverall (p < .001, η2partial = 0.31) than the control group. Also, the Sb-TW group showed significantly higher locomotor capacity [6-MWT (p < .001, η2partial = 0.38), TUDS (p = .032, η2partial = 0.09), 10mSRT (p = .021, η2partial = 0.10)] as compared to the control group.
Conclusion: The Sb-TW-induced adaptations can be capitalized on for remediating spatial gait asymmetry, dynamic balance deficits, and impaired locomotor performance in adolescents with ULCP.
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