Effect of seat surface inclination on postural control during reaching in preterm children with cerebral palsy.

From: Physical Therapy | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Background and Purpose

Because it is debatable whether seat surface inclination improves motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the effect of seat surface tilting on postural control and quality of reaching was studied.

Subjects

The subjects were 58 children with CP aged 2 to 11 years (34 with unilateral spastic CP, 24 with bilateral spastic CP).

Methods

During the task of reaching movements, surface electromyographic and kinematic data were recorded for posture and reaching with the dominant arm in 3 sitting conditions: horizontal seat surface, seat surface tilted ...

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