Background: Some authors suggest that correction of ambulation using orthosis is required for children with cerebral palsy. Nowadays major attention is paid to orthopedic shoes. However, joint deformities, which are a result of spastic paralysis, are not corrected by orthopedic shoes because child’s foot deformity is not adjusted to the foot but vice versa. Aim: The aim of the study was to find out if ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) and physiotherapy intervention improves ambulation in 6-10 year old children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: In the study, 6-10 year old children (n=10) with CP (2 girls and 8 boys) were selected from kindergarten-school. Control group (n=20) was used to compare gait parameters. Gait parameters, 10 meter walking speed and passive range of motion (ROM) was measured for comparison. Conclusions: Findings of the study suggest that, both ankle-foot orthoses and orthoses combined with physiotherapy improve ambulation in children with cerebral palsy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LABT_ETD/oai:elaba.lt:LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050517_090905-29215 |
| Date | 17 May 2005 |
| Creators | Šulinskienė, Aušra |
| Contributors | Zachovajevas, Pavelas, Dudonienė, Vilma, Kriščiūnas, Aleksandras, Skirius, Jonas, Gorinienė, Galinda, Krutulytė, Gražina, Vaitauskienė, Vida, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education |
| Publisher | Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education |
| Source Sets | Lithuanian ETD submission system |
| Language | Lithuanian |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050517_090905-29215 |
| Rights | Unrestricted |
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