Effect of muscle strength training in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Merino-Andres… - Clinical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the effects of strength
training program in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy to improve function, activity …

Effects of voluntary exercise on muscle structure and function in cerebral palsy

NG Moreau, RL Lieber - Developmental Medicine & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscles are required for functional movement and force production. While it is clear
that cerebral palsy (CP) results in loss of muscle strength and bodily function, and that much …

Progressive resistance training for children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects on muscle strength and morphology

B Hanssen, N Peeters, N De Beukelaer… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Children with spastic cerebral palsy often present with muscle weakness, resulting from
neural impairments and muscular alterations. While progressive resistance training (PRT) …

Translating scientific recommendations into reality: a feasibility study using group-based high-intensity functional exercise training in adolescents with cerebral palsy

A Minghetti, M Widmer, E Viehweger… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To examine the feasibility and effects of a functional high-intensity exercise
intervention performed in a group-setting on functionality, cardiovascular health and …

Energetics of walking in individuals with cerebral palsy and typical development, across severity and age: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Nardon, F Ruzzante, L O'Donnell, A Adami… - Gait & Posture, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) report physical fatigue as a main cause of
limitation, deterioration and eventually cessation of their walking ability. A consequence of …

Causal modelling demonstrates metabolic power is largely affected by gait kinematics and motor control in children with cerebral palsy

PK Gill, KM Steele, JM Donelan, MH Schwartz - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Metabolic power (net energy consumed while walking per unit time) is, on average, two-to-
three times greater in children with cerebral palsy (CP) than their typically developing peers …

Sit‐to‐stand training for self‐care and mobility in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial

S Chaovalit, KJ Dodd, NF Taylor - Developmental Medicine & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate if a sit‐to‐stand exercise programme for children with cerebral palsy (CP)
would improve self‐care and mobility. Method Thirty‐eight children with CP (19 males, 19 …

Comparison of sports skills movement training to lower limb strength training for independently ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: a randomised feasibility trial

AJ Hilderley, D Fehlings, JL Chen… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The best approach to delivering advanced gross motor skills interventions for
children with cerebral palsy (CP) is unknown. This study's aim was to assess trial feasibility …

Patterns of health service use among young people with cerebral palsy in England

JM Ryan, G Lavelle, N Theis, C Kilbride… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Although the provision of healthcare for people with cerebral palsy (CP) is
typically focussed on childhood, many people with CP require access to services …

Causal effects contributing to elevated metabolic power during walking in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy

PK Gill, KM Steele, JM Donelan, MH Schwartz - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Metabolic power (net energy consumed while walking per unit time) is, on average, two-to-
three times greater in children with cerebral palsy (CP) than their typically developing peers …