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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Can Clinical Assessment of Postural Control Explain Locomotive Body Function, Mobility, Self-Care and Participation in Children with Cerebral Palsy?

Blanka Vlčkova, Jiří Halámka, Markus Müller, Jose Manuel Sanz-Mengibar, Marcela Šafářová

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Blanka VlčkovaDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic.
Jiří HalámkaDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic.
Markus MüllerPhysiotherapy Department, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum, 40217 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jose Manuel Sanz-MengibarQueen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-0332
Marcela ŠafářováDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic.
Charles University · CZEvangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf · DENational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trunk control may influence self-care, mobility, and participation, as well as how children living with cerebral palsy (CP) move around. Mobility and Gross Motor performance are described over environmental factors, while locomotion can be understood as the intrinsic ontogenetic automatic postural function of the central nervous system, and could be the underlying element explaining the relationship between these factors. Our goal is to study the correlation among Trunk Control Measurement Scale (TCMS) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) domains, as well as Locomotor Stages (LS).

methodsA feasibility observational analysis was designed including 25 children with CP who were assessed with these scales.

resultsThe strong correlation confirms higher levels of trunk control in children with better self-care, mobility and participation capacities. Strong correlations indicate also that higher LS show better levels of PEDI and TCMS domains.

conclusionsOur results suggest that more mature LS require higher levels of trunk control, benefitting self-care, mobility and social functions.

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cerebral palsylocomotor activitypostural balanceself-caresocial participation

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PMID38201004
PMCPMC10779062
OpenAlexW4390482784

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