SynthesisBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy: a meta-analysis.
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Investıgatıon Of The Effectıveness Of The Mollıı Suıt In Chıldren Wıth Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy: A Double-Blınd Randomızed Controlled Study
Effectiveness of Whole-Body Vibration on Lower Limb Motor Function and Spasticity in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evidence-based management and motor rehabilitation of cerebral palsy children and adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Intrathecal baclofen, selective dorsal rhizotomy, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of spasticity in cerebral palsy: a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2021Pooled it
- State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of virtual reality in children and young adults with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- Effectiveness of Combined Whole-Body Vibration and Intensive Therapeutic Exercise on Functional Capacity in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Acupuncture and Acupoints for Managing Pediatric Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Care Pathways in Rehabilitation for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: Distinctiveness of the Adaptation to the Italian Context.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and interrupted serial casting in children with spastic diplegia.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- Do Electrical Stimulation Devices Reduce Pain and Improve Function?-A Comparative Review.Pain and therapy · 2023Review
- Efficacy of adding selective electrical muscle stimulation to usual physical therapy for Bell's palsy: immediate and six-month outcomes.European journal of translational myology · 2023Article
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- Effectiveness of Mechanical Horse-Riding Simulator-Based Interventions in Patients with Cerebral Palsy-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Studying the Research-Practice Gap in Physical Therapies for Cerebral Palsy: Preliminary Outcomes Based on a Survey of Spanish Clinicians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- [Research advances on functional training robots in burn rehabilitation].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2022Article
- A Review on Recent Advances of Cerebral Palsy.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Review
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation to augment lower limb exercise and mobility in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy: A scoping review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with swallowing rehabilitation training on the treatment efficacy and life quality of stroke patients with dysphagia.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
- Neuro-Muscular Dentistry: the "diamond" concept of electro-stimulation potential for stomato-gnathic and oro-dental conditions.Head & face medicine · 2021Review
- Cerebral palsy in children: a clinical overview.Translational pediatrics · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as an adjuvant therapy to improve gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, PEDro and Scopus were searched. We included randomized controlled trials examining the effects of NMES combined with other therapies on gross motor function as assessed by the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and its functional dimensions. Two reviewers independently screened, extracted data, assessed the risk of bias (PEDro) and quality of the evidence (GRADE).
resultsSix randomized controlled trials (pooled n=174) were included in the meta-analysis. NMES combined with other therapies presented medium effect size to improve gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy in comparison with conventional physical therapy or neurodevelopmental therapy. Our sensitivity analysis showed that NMES combined with other therapies was effective to improve GMFM-sitting and standing dimensions but not GMFM-walking dimension.
conclusionLow-quality evidence suggests that NMES may be used as adjuvant therapy to improve sitting and standing dimensions of GMFM in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
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