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Differences in the dynamic gait stability of children with cerebral palsy and typically developing children

Kurz, Max J., Arpin, David J., Corr, Brad·2012·Gait & Posture
DOI 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.05.029
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The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the differences in the dynamic gait stability of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. The participants walked on a treadmill for 2 min as a motion capture system assessed the walking kinematics. Floquet analysis was used to quantify the rate of dissipation of disturbances that were present in the walking kinematics, and the variability measures were used to assess the magnitude of the disturbances present in the step length and width. The Floquet multipliers, step width and length values were correlated with Sections D and E of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). The children with CP had a larger Floquet multiplier and used a wider step width than the TD children. The magnitude of the maximum Floquet multiplier was positively correlated with the step width. Furthermore, the magnitude of the maximum Floquet multiplier and the step width were negatively correlated with the score on Section E of the GMFM. Lastly, the children with CP used a more variable step length than the TD children. These results suggest that children with CP have poor dynamic gait stability because they require more strides to dissipate the disturbances that are present in their walking pattern. In effort to stabilize these disturbances, the children with CP appear to utilize a wider step width and modulate their step length. Overall the inability to effectively dissipate the gait disturbances may be correlated with the child's ability to perform a wide range of gross motor skills (e.g., step over obstacles, jump, walk up stairs).

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  • Postural control dysfunction in children with CP contributes to limitations in gross motor skills requiring balance, especially gait, upper limb activities, and oral motor activities.

    “This dysfunction is known to contribute to limitations in gross motor skills that require balance, 16 especially gait, 17,18 during upper limb activities such as reaching, 19 and during oral motor activities such as eating, swallowing, and speaking. 20”

    From Exercise interventions improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review (2015) · cites this paper as [18]

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Authors
Kurz, M. J., Arpin, D. J., & Corr, B.
Affiliations
University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Kurz, Max J.
ORCID
Venue
Gait & Posture
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-07
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
600-604
ISSN
0966-6362 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.05.029
OpenAlex
W1985641200
Cited by
87
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Gait & Posture (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
Keywords
cerebral palsy, Floquet theory, step width, step length variability, gait kinematics, Gross Motor Function Measure, children, gait disturbance, gross motor function
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Age Factors, Cerebral Palsy, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Disability Evaluation, Postural Balance, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gait, Humans, Male, Posture, Reference Values, Risk Assessment, Disabled Children, Children with Disabilities, Gait Disorders, Neurologic

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