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- Title
TRUNK MUSCLE ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC DIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY USING A HIPPOTHERAPY SIMULATOR.
- Authors
Flanagan, Aaron M.; Liu, Xue-Cheng; Cope, Steve
- Abstract
Purpose: To determine if there is a difference in trunk muscle activation in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP) compared to typically developing (TD) children while being held in different positions on a hippotherapy simulator. Methods: Five children with spastic diplegic CP and five TD children of similar age were recruited through the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. The participants were held in static positions sitting on a hippotherapy simulator at 10, 15, and 20 from the midline to front, back, and side positions. Surface electromyography (sEMG) data were collected from the left and right latissimus dorsi, hip adductor, middle trapezius, and rectus abdominis muscles. The pooled mean sEMG amplitude, at each position, served as the main outcome measurement. Results: The forward position at 20 for the left and right lower rectus abdominis and right middle trapezius muscles had an effect size of . This was also evident in the right middle trapezius at 10 in the forward and left tilted positions, and in the right latissimus dorsi at the 10 left tilted position. Conclusion: Different sEMG in the abdominal, middle trapezius, and latissimus dorsi muscles in children with spastic diplegic CP suggests that utilizing a trunk position of different angles may improve the current therapeutic methods in the recruitment of trunk muscles.
- Subjects
CEREBRAL palsy; RIDING therapy; CHILDREN'S health; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, 2018, Vol 21, Issue 1, p-1
- ISSN
0218-9577
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0218957718500045