Range of Motion Limitations in Middle-aged Adults With Cerebral Palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe limitations in range of motion (ROM) in middle-aged adults with cerebral palsy (CP), and identify associations with CP subtype, gross motor function, sex and age.

Design

Population-based cohort study.

Setting

Local and regional referral centers.

Participants

Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of CP, born 1959 to 1978 and living in the county of Västra Götaland, Sweden. In the population-based register of CP in Western Sweden, 417 subjects were identified and 139 volunteered to participate. Adults with CP, born elsewhere, who had moved into the area were invited through patient organizations and habilitation units, and eleven chose to participate. In total 150 participants, age 37-58 years (mean 48) 65 women (43%) (N=150). All CP subtypes and Gr

SUBMITTER: Wibeck AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757187 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature