Relation of Musculoskeletal Strength and Function to Postural Stability in Ambulatory Adults With Cerebral Palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the relation of musculoskeletal strength and function to postural stability in ambulatory adults with cerebral palsy (CP) who have already developed muscle atrophy and osteoporosis.

Design

Two independent group comparison of adults with CP and those without it.

Setting

Laboratory study.

Participants

Thirteen adults with CP with sex (9 women: 4 men), age (21-62y), and Gross Motor Function Classification System I-III, and 13 sex-, age-, and body-weight-matched control participants completed our study (N=26).

Intervention

Not applicable.

Main outcome measure

Bone mineral density (BMD), structural or geometrical deformities (at the proximal region of the femur at the hip joint), and maximal muscular strength (forearm and thigh)

SUBMITTER: Jensen AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853373 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature