Assessment of postural control in children with cerebral palsy: a review

SL Pavão, AN dos Santos, MH Woollacott… - Research in …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper aimed to review studies that assessed postural control (PC) in children with
cerebral palsy (CP) and describe the methods used to investigate postural control in this …

Use of sensory information during postural control in children with cerebral palsy: systematic review

SL Pavão, FPS Silva, GJP Savelsbergh… - Journal of motor …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Impairments in sensory processing in children with cerebral palsy (CP) appear to be a cause
of the postural control deficits they present and may affect function and participation in daily …

The effects of hippotherapy on postural balance and functional ability in children with cerebral palsy

AG Moraes, F Copetti, VR Angelo… - Journal of physical …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] This study evaluated the effects of hippotherapy on seated postural balance,
dynamic balance, and functional performance in children with cerebral palsy and compared …

Relationship between static postural control and the level of functional abilities in children with cerebral palsy

SL Pavão, GS Nunes, AN Santos… - Brazilian journal of …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Postural control deficits can impair functional performance in children with
cerebral palsy (CP) in daily living activities. Objective: To verify the relationship between …

Hippotherapy on postural balance in the sitting position of children with cerebral palsy–Longitudinal study

AG Moraes, VR Ângelo, L Chiavoloni… - … theory and practice, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To verify the effects of 12, 24, 36 hippotherapy sessions over time on postural
balance while sitting in children with cerebral palsy as well the effects of treatment after one …

Postural adjustment of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy during seated hand reaching in different directions

YH Ju, S Hwang, RJ Cherng - Archives of Physical Medicine and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ju YH, Hwang IS, Cherng RJ. Postural adjustment of children with spastic diplegic cerebral
palsy during seated hand reaching in different directions. OBJECTIVES: To examine the …

Functionality level and its relation to postural control during sitting-to-stand movement in children with cerebral palsy

SL Pavao, AN Dos Santos, AB de Oliveira… - Research in …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study we studied functional performance and functional balance in children with
cerebral palsy (CP) and typically develo** (TD) children. The relationship between these …

Effect of a new physical therapy concept on dynamic balance in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

HAMAH Emara - Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2015 - ajol.info
Background: Treadmill gait training as a therapeutic resource in the rehabilitation of children
with cerebral palsy (CP) has recently been the focus of many studies; however, still little is …

Effect of task constraint on reaching performance in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

YH Ju, JY You, RJ Cherng - Research in developmental disabilities, 2010 - Elsevier
The purposes of the study were to examine the effect of task constraint on the reaching
performance in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and to examine the correlations …

Differences in standing balance between patients with diplegic and hemiplegic cerebral palsy

VG Rojas, GM Rebolledo, EG Muñoz… - Neural regeneration …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Maintaining standing postural balance is important for walking and handling abilities in
patients with cerebral palsy. This study included 23 patients with cerebral palsy (seven with …