Posture correction treadmill rehabilitation for patients with cerebral palsy
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Patients diagnosed with pediatric cerebral palsy who have not developed enough gait ability.
- Patients between GMFCS level 1 and 3
- Patients whose passive articulation range (ROM) is within the reference range: Knee flexion: 0-120°, hip flexion: 0-90°, hip extension: 0-10°
- Patients who have no history of assistive and neurosurgery in the last six months.
- Patients who wear harnesses to prevent falls and is able to walk as usual without discomfort.
- Patients who can determine for themselves the presence of pain in the wearing part of the lower extremity device during gait.
- Patients who themselves and their carers can judge and agree to participate in this study.
- The research director's guidance students and their researchers
- Patients who showed abnormal gait posture for reasons other than developmental disability caused by cerebral palsy
- Patients who suffer extreme pain in the lower extremities, suffers from fractures and osteoporosis, shows extreme asymmetry in bone growth in the lower extremities, or are unable to proceed with training due to cardiovascular symptoms.
- Patients who show self-inflicted symptoms due to stress and other factors
- Patients who cannot communicate simply for experimentation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hip adduction angle
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anterior & Lateral pelvic angle;EMG data of lower limb (Hamstring, Quadriceps, Hip adductor, calf muscles);Joint angle, measured by limb axis band marker and infrared reflex marker