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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering

Effectiveness of a low-cost body weight support training device in the rehabilitation of cerebral palsy.

Deepak Sharan, Joshua Samuel Rajkumar, Rajarajeshwari Balakrishnan, Amruta Kulkarni, Kalpana Selvakumar, Sivakrishna Gampa, Mathankumar Mohandoss, Rameshkumar Ranganathan

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05444387 (The Effect of Upper Limb Loading With External Weights During Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training on Gait and Trunk Control in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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The Effect of Upper Limb Loading With External Weights During Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training on Gait and Trunk Control in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlya Abdelghafour AlkhajehRan2022 to 2022Enrolled30ConditionsCerebral PalsyArmsUpper limb loading
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8 authors.

Deepak SharanRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Joshua Samuel RajkumarRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rajarajeshwari BalakrishnanRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Amruta KulkarniRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Kalpana SelvakumarRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Sivakrishna GampaRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Mathankumar MohandossRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rameshkumar RanganathanRECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBody weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) has been proven to be effective in rehabilitation of persons with cerebral palsy (CP). However, it has still not found widespread usage, especially in industrially developing countries, due to its high cost. Treadmill training promotes a rhythmical movement of the lower extremities through motor learning, which can be enhanced by BWSTT for persons with CP. Hence, the research and development team of a tertiary level neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation center designed a low-cost body weight support training (BWST) device. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the BWST device on gait and ambulation in persons with CP post single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) of the lower extremities.

methodA randomized controlled trial was conducted in 50 persons with CP aged between 5 and 20 years, who underwent a type of SEMLS called single-event multilevel lever arm restoration and anti-spasticity surgery (SEMLARASS). They were randomly assigned to two groups: group A (

resultsGroup A showed significant positive differences in the scores of PRS (

conclusionThe low-cost BWST device was found to be clinically effective in improving gait and ambulation in persons with CP following SEMLARASS.

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Body weight support treadmill trainingcerebral palsygait trainingSEMLARASSSEMLS

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