ReviewDevelopmental medicine and child neurology2022
Effects of voluntary exercise on muscle structure and function in cerebral palsy.
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- Resistance or power training to enhance lower limb muscle morphology in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy? A focused systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of progressive functional ankle exercises in spastic cerebral palsy, plantarflexors versus dorsiflexors: a randomized trial.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Trial
- Clinimetric evaluation of the 1-minute sit-to-stand test as a functional performance measure associated with quadriceps strength in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Muscle architecture predicts lower extremity power generation during a power leg press test in individuals with cerebral palsy.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2026Article
- Narrative Review of the Theoretical-Methodological Foundations of the TREINI Program.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Alpha oscillations during visual selective attention are aberrant in youth and adults with cerebral palsy.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2024Article
- Motor practice related changes in the sensorimotor cortices of youth with cerebral palsy.Brain communications · 2024Article
- Muscle power is associated with higher levels of walking capacity and self-reported gait performance and physical activity in individuals with cerebral palsy.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Lifelong Fitness in Ambulatory Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy I: Key Ingredients for Bone and Muscle Health.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation to augment lower limb exercise and mobility in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy: A scoping review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Progressive resistance training for children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects on muscle strength and morphology.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
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 of this loss is caused by injury to the central nervous system, muscle is a very plastic tissue that is also dramatically affected. In many studies, it is assumed that voluntary exercise will cause the muscle to respond in the same way that typically developing muscle does, but there are scarce data demonstrating that this is true. The purpose of this review is to briefly describe muscle architectural adaptation to various forms of exercise with specific reference to voluntary exercise performed in children with CP. Exercise itself is not generic but can vary by intensity, duration, and the exact nature of the muscle length change and velocity imposed during the exercise. Our goal is to stimulate discussion in this area by pointing out salient experimental variables and, ultimately, to improve activity and participation in children with CP.
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