SynthesisCerebellum (London, England)2019
Exercise and Physical Therapy Interventions for Children with Ataxia: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Cerebellum (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of virtual reality on balance impairment in ataxic cerebral palsy children: randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
- Commentary on the Flocculonodular Lobe as a Cerebellar Resilience Zone: Could Exercise Really be the Best Medicine?Cerebellum (London, England) · 2025Article
- Effects of Functional Partial Body Weight Support Treadmill Training on Mobility in Children with Ataxia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Muscle Endurance Training in a Person with Friedreich's Ataxia.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- The Care and Management of Children and Young People with Ataxia Telangiectasia Provided by Nurses and Allied Health Professionals: a Scoping Review.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of rehabilitation intervention in persons with Friedreich ataxia.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Development of Cerebellar Reserve.Cells · 2022Article
- Pallidal degenerations and related disorders: an update.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2022Review
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- Rehabilitation in patients with cerebellar ataxias.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Article
- Upper Body Physical Rehabilitation for Children with Ataxia through IMU-Based Exergame.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Results From the WAGR Syndrome Patient Registry: Characterization of WAGR Spectrum and Recommendations for Care Management.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Update on the Treatment of Ataxia: Medication and Emerging Therapies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2020Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The effectiveness of exercise and physical therapy for children with ataxia is poorly understood. The aim of this systematic review was to critically evaluate the range, scope and methodological quality of studies investigating the effectiveness of exercise and physical therapy interventions for children with ataxia. The following databases were searched: AMED, CENTRAL, CDSR, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, PEDro and Web of Science. No limits were placed on language, type of study or year of publication. Two reviewers independently determined whether the studies met the inclusion criteria, extracted all relevant outcomes, and conducted methodological quality assessments. A total of 1988 studies were identified, and 124 full texts were screened. Twenty studies were included in the review. A total of 40 children (aged 5-18 years) with ataxia as a primary impairment participated in the included studies. Data were able to be extracted from eleven studies with a total of 21 children (aged 5-18 years), with a range of cerebellar pathology. The studies reported promising results but were of low methodological quality (no RCTs), used small sample sizes and were heterogeneous in terms of interventions, participants and outcomes. No firm conclusions can be made about the effectiveness of exercise and physical therapy for children with ataxia. There is a need for further high-quality child-centred research.
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