Reflex excitability and isometric force production in cerebral palsy: the effect of serial casting
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 40 (3), 168-175
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb15442.x
Abstract
During passive dorsiflexion, the angle of stretch-reflex onset was earlier in the dorsiflexion range for children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) (N=10) compared with controls (P0.32), but increased reflex threshold (P<0.03) and a decline in restraint to imposed stretch (P<0.002) were evident. A rightward shift in the length-tension curve illustrated that peak tension was generated in dorsiflexion rather than plantar flexion following casting (P<0.001). The gains were still evident at follow-up although generally to a lesser extent.Keywords
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