ArticleBioMed research international2018
Muscle Shortening and Spastic Cocontraction in Gastrocnemius Medialis and Peroneus Longus in Very Young Hemiparetic Children.
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- Measurement properties of movement smoothness metrics for upper limb reaching movements in people with moderate to severe subacute stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMFs) on Muscular Activation during Cycling: A Single-Blind Controlled Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Do Muscle Changes Contribute to the Neurological Disorder in Spastic Paresis?Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Surface EMG in Clinical Assessment and Neurorehabilitation: Barriers Limiting Its Use.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Added Value of Dynamic EMG in the Assessment of the Equinus and the Equinovarus Foot Deviation in Stroke Patients and Barriers Limiting Its Usage.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Effect of time window on MVC reference for quantifying spastic cocontraction in spastic paresis.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
- The orthopaedic aspect of spastic cerebral palsy.Journal of orthopaedicsReview
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Abstract
objectivesMuscle shortening and spastic cocontraction in ankle plantar flexors may alter gait since early childhood in cerebral palsy (CP). We evaluated gastrosoleus complex (GSC) length, and gastrocnemius medialis (GM) and peroneus longus (PL) activity during swing phase, in very young hemiparetic children with equinovalgus.
methodsThis was an observational, retrospective, and monocentric outpatient study in a pediatric hospital. Ten very young hemiparetic children (age 3 ± 1 yrs) were enrolled. These CP children were assessed for muscle extensibility (Tardieu scale
resultsOn the paretic side: (i) the mean
conclusionsIn very young hemiparetic children, the paretic GSC may rapidly shorten in the first years of life. GM and PL cocontraction during swing phase are excessive, which contributes to dynamic equinovalgus. Muscle extensibility (
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