Weight distribution asymmetry in relation to walking speed in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gait speed and postural stability are indicators of community level ambulation and may be a valuable measure of disability.

Objectives

to investigate the relation between the distribution of weight on both lower extremities and gait speed in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Methods

Evaluation for weight distribution on both lower limbs and speed during gait for sixty children with spastic diplegia and forty-five children with hemiplegia was carried out by the Biodex gait trainer. Pearson correlation test was conducted to determine the relation of the symmetry index and the percent of weight bearing to speed.

Results

A significant weak positive correlation was found between speed and symmetry index in diplegic group, while there was a non-signifi

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652683 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature