Meaghan Walker, Gillian A. King, Toni Lui, Nivatha Moothathamby, Amy C McPherson
{"title":"Utilizing an Environmental Framework to Explore the Acceptability of a Health Promotion Program for Youth with Disabilities","authors":"Meaghan Walker, Gillian A. King, Toni Lui, Nivatha Moothathamby, Amy C McPherson","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2340454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2024.2340454","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the acceptability of Children and Teens in Charge of their Health (CATCH), a program for children with spina bifida or cerebral palsy to enhance their physical activity and diet...","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140614464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability of the Clinical Measurement of Joint Motion and Muscle Length in the Upper and Lower Extremities of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review","authors":"Debra A. Sala, Lori B. Ragni","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2331459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2024.2331459","url":null,"abstract":"Reliability of joint motion and muscle length measurement in children with cerebral palsy was examined. Twenty-one studies of intraobserver and/or interobserver reliability were reviewed: joint mot...","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amr Almaz Abdel-Aziem, Heba Mohamed Youssr El-Basatiny, Amira Husien Draz, Dina Ali Abdelaziz Ali Aglan
{"title":"Back geometry and mobility function changes in cerebral palsy children after backward walking training: arandomized controlled trial","authors":"Amr Almaz Abdel-Aziem, Heba Mohamed Youssr El-Basatiny, Amira Husien Draz, Dina Ali Abdelaziz Ali Aglan","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2340461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2024.2340461","url":null,"abstract":"To compare the effects of backward (BW) and forward (FW) walking training on back geometry and mobility function in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP).Fifty-five children with hemipareti...","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Regine Lohss, Marco Odorizzi, Morgan Sangeux, Carol-Claudius Hasler, Elke Viehweger
{"title":"Consequences of Virtual Reality Experience on Biomechanical Gait Parameters in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Regine Lohss, Marco Odorizzi, Morgan Sangeux, Carol-Claudius Hasler, Elke Viehweger","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2242930","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2242930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Virtual reality (VR), coupled with motion tracking, can investigate walking in a controlled setting while applying various walking challenges. The purpose of this review was to summarize the evidence on consequences of VR on biomechanical gait parameters in children with cerebral palsy. MEDLINE, Embase and Web of Science were searched. Among 7.574 studies, screened by two independent reviewers, seven studies were included, analyzing treadmill (<i>n</i> = 6) or overground walking (<i>n</i> = 1) under VR. Most frequently reported were the spatiotemporal parameters walking speed, stride length, step width, stance phase, and the kinematic parameters range of knee flexion and peak ankle dorsiflexion. However, methodological approaches and reporting of the results were inconsistent among studies. This review reveals that VR can complement information gained from clinical gait analysis. However, this is still an emerging field of research and there is limited knowledge on the effect of VR on gait parameters, notably during overground walking.</p>","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10291034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johanna Korkalainen, Patricia McCabe, Andy Smidt, Catherine Morgan
{"title":"The Effectiveness of Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment in Improving Communication in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Johanna Korkalainen, Patricia McCabe, Andy Smidt, Catherine Morgan","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2218485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2023.2218485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebral palsy (CP) is a movement disorder and majority of children with CP have communication impairments which impact participation with this population. Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) is a motor speech intervention primarily for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). A recent pilot study in which ReST was trialed with children with CP showed improved speech performance. Therefore, a single blind randomized controlled trial to compare ReST to usual care with 14 children with moderate-to-severe CP and dysarthria was conducted. ReST was provided on telehealth. ANCOVA with 95% confidence intervals indicated significant group differences in favor of ReST in speech accuracy (F = 5.1, <i>p</i> = .001), intelligibility (F = 2.8, <i>p</i> = .02) and communicative participation on both the FOCUS (F = 2, <i>p</i> = .02) and Intelligibility in Context Scale (F = 2.4, <i>p</i> = .04). ReST was found to be more effective than usual care.</p>","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10143587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An investigation of the effects of dual-task balance exercises on balance, functional status and dual-task performance in children with Down syndrome.","authors":"Neslinur Merve Büyükçelik, Sedat Yiğit, Begümhan Turhan","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2233031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2023.2233031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the effects of dual task (DT) balance exercises on functional status, balance, and DT performance in children with Down Syndrome (DS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were divided into two groups: intervention group (IG; <i>n</i> = 13) and control group (CG;<i>n</i> = 14). WeeFIM was used to measure the functional independence level and balance was evaluated using the Pediatric Balance Scale. DT performance was assessed using Timed Up and Go, Single Leg Stance, Tandem-Stance and 30 s Sit to Stand tests without concomitant task, with motor task or cognitive task. The IG received 16 sessions of DT training twice a week for 8 weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Functional level, balance, and DT performance improved significantly in the IG, whereas only balance improved in the CG. Significantly better results were achieved in the IG, as demonstrated by greater pre/post-treatment changes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DT balance exercises improved functional level, balance and DT performance of children with DS.</p>","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10145699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luanda André Collange-Grecco, Camila Cosmo, André Luís Santos Silva, Sueli Rizzutti, Claudia Santos Oliveira, Mauro Muszkat
{"title":"Effects of Dual Task Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial.","authors":"Luanda André Collange-Grecco, Camila Cosmo, André Luís Santos Silva, Sueli Rizzutti, Claudia Santos Oliveira, Mauro Muszkat","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2228400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2023.2228400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Compare the effectiveness of active and sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during the training of a dual task in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty children with CP were submitted to ten sessions of either active (<i>n</i> = 15) or sham (<i>n</i> = 15) tDCS over the motor cortex for 20 minutes during the training of a dual task. Pre-intervention, post-intervention and follow-up evaluations involved measures of functional performance, intellectual performance, functional mobility and cortical excitability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The combination of active tDCS and dual task training led to improvements in functional mobility as well as functional and intellectual performances one month after the end of the intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The combination of active tDCS and dual task training demonstrated promising effects for children with spastic CP.</p>","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10133525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Silvia Pizzighello, Alberto Raggi, Marinela Vavla, Marianna Uliana, Alda Pellegri, Michela Martinuzzi, Andrea Martinuzzi
{"title":"The perception of disability in cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study using the WHODAS 2.0.","authors":"Silvia Pizzighello, Alberto Raggi, Marinela Vavla, Marianna Uliana, Alda Pellegri, Michela Martinuzzi, Andrea Martinuzzi","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2232002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2023.2232002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This observational study aims to describe the level of perceived disability in Cerebral Palsy (CP). We described the perception of adults by using the interviewer-administered version of the WHO disability assessment schedule (WHODAS 2.0). In case of intellectual disability (ID), the proxy-administered version was used, and a caregiver was asked to report the difficulties experienced by the patient; 199 patients were enrolled. The level of perceived disability was higher when referred to patients with ID (proxy report) than when referred to patients without ID (<i>p</i> < .001). For all patients, the level of perceived disability varied depending on the severity and the localization of motor impairment (both <i>p</i> < .001). No differences were observed based on the type of motor impairment. The perceived disability was correlated with age only for patients with no ID (<i>p</i> < .05). The WHODAS 2.0 may be a useful tool to explore the perception of disability in CP.</p>","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10145698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nikolai Kiselev, Tanja Frey, Annika Naesbom, Reto Planzer, Andreas Meyer-Heim
{"title":"Perspectives of Swiss Paediatric Health Care Professionals on Factors Influencing Physical Activity Participation in Children with Disabilities.","authors":"Nikolai Kiselev, Tanja Frey, Annika Naesbom, Reto Planzer, Andreas Meyer-Heim","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2023.2242483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2023.2242483","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Investigation of the perspectives of paediatric health care professionals (PHCPs) in Switzerland regarding factors that influence participation in physical activity programs for children and adolescents with disabilities or chronic conditions (CADCCs). Evaluation of self-reported exercise counselling behavior of those professionals.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was used to collect the opinions of 171 PHCPs working with CADCCs using a structured questionnaire. The information obtained was evaluated by performing a combined quantitative and qualitative statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PHCPs in Switzerland think that CADCC do not get enough physical activity and see the underlying reasons in lacking information/knowledge and organizational factors. We found that the level of knowledge about disability sports opportunities among PHCPs has a positive influence on their exercise counselling behaviour.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We propose three approaches to increase the level of physical activity in CADCC: Establishing personalized exercise counseling, intensifying information about disability sports programmes towards PHCPs, and improving inclusion and integration in PE lessons or regular sports clubs.</p>","PeriodicalId":51227,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neurorehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10144681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}