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  • Title: Body alignment and postural muscle activity at quiet standing and anteroposterior stability limits in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
    Author: Tomita H, Fujiwara K, Fukaya Y.
    Journal: Disabil Rehabil; 2010; 32(15):1232-41. PubMed ID: 20131949.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: We investigated body alignment and muscle activity at quiet standing and anteroposterior stability limits in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (SDCP). METHOD: Body alignment and electromyographic (EMG) activity of ventral and dorsal lower limb muscles at three different standing positions were compared between seven children with SDCP (SDCP(group)) and seven controls [typically developing (TD(group))]. We also compared these measurements in a child with SDCP before and after a 3-week training in which the child leant forward and maintained the forward-leaning posture with the help of a physiotherapist who manually held her lower limbs fixed in position. RESULTS: In TD(group), EMG activity of the dorsal muscles increased at the extreme forward-leaning position, whereas that of the ventral muscles increased at the extreme backward-leaning position. In SDCP(group), such direction-specific increases were observed in lower leg muscles but not in thigh muscles. As a result of training, direction-specific activity in the dorsal muscles improved, and crouch posture was also improved. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that children with SDCP have difficulty modulating muscle activity while standing and that the quadriceps plays a critical role in maintaining couch posture. In addition, crouch posture may be improved by the training which focuses on control of the dorsal muscles.
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