Effect of Nordic Walking on Gait-asymmetry Patterns in Children With Hemiparesis
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Assessment of gait
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Nordic walking is a physical activity consisting of walking with poles similar to ski poles. The poles are designed for the purpose of activating the upper body during walking. The poles are equipped with rubber or spike tips and the walking itself resembles.
Detailed Description
Compared to normal walking in Nordic walking there is a stronger involvement of the upper body. Furthermore, by using the poles, the muscles in the upper body can be activated, and the length of each step taken is supposedly increased, resulting in a faster gait .
Investigators
Amira Mahmoud Abd-elmonem
Assist Prof. Physiacl therapy for pediatric department, faculty of physical therapy , Cairo university
Cairo University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Their age will range from 6-10 years, from both sexes.
- •Level I, II and III of gross motor functional classification system (GMFCS) (Jooyeon et al., 2011)
- •Grade 1 and 1+ spasticity according to the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). (Cloptonetal et al., 2005).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Uncontrolled epilepsy.
- •Mental retardation or autistic features.
- •Significant visual or auditory problems according to medical reports (audio-vestibular and ophthalmic examination),
- •Structural or fixed soft tissue deformities of the lower and/or upper extremities.
- •Neurological or orthopedic surgery in the past 12 months in the lower and/or upper extremities.
- •Botox injection in the lower and/or upper extremities in the past 6 months.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Assessment of gait
Time Frame: after 3 successive months
The gait parameters will be assessed by kinovea software. Kinovea, free 2D motion analysis software, was created in 2009 via the non-profit collaboration of several researchers, athletes, coaches and programmers from all over the world. It enables the analysis of distances, angles, coordinates and spatial-temporal parameters frame by frame from a video recording. These measurements can be made from different perspectives, since the software carries out calibrations in non-perpendicular planes to the camera-object line analyzed. spatio-temporal parameters will be measured