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ReviewJournal of exercise rehabilitation2024

Effects of robot rehabilitation on the motor function and gait in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jae-Hyun Lim, Eun-Young Kang, Se-Ju Park, Byeong-Geun Kim

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Review in Journal of exercise rehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jae-Hyun LimDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Nambu University, Gwangju, Korea.
Eun-Young KangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Se-Ju ParkDepartment of Rehabilitation, Songwon University, Gwangju, Korea.
Byeong-Geun KimDepartment of Physical Therapy, Nambu University, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7358-7389

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was to determine the effects of robot rehabilitation on motor function and gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and the effect of robot type. Inclusion criteria were children with any type of CP, robot rehabilitation studies, non-robot rehabilitation comparison groups, outcomes related to motor function and gait, and randomized controlled trials. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases were searched. Risk of bias was assessed using physiotherapy evidence database. Seven studies with a total of 228 participants were selected. Motor function was significantly improved in three studies comparing robot rehabilitation and control groups (standard mean difference [SMD], 0.79; 95% confidence intervals [CIs], 0.34-1.24;

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Cerebral palsyChildGaitMotor functionRobot rehabilitation

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PMID38973981
PMCPMC11222064

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