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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

Effects of a therapeutic suit based on myofascial meridians on postural control and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a multiple-baseline, single-subject study.

Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Rafhael Guimarães Capuchinho, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Ianara Pereira Silva, Patrícia Aparecida Neves Santana, Lia Constantino Criscoullo, Vitor Geraldi Haase

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Thalita Karla Flores CruzPostgraduate Program in Neurosciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Deisiane Oliveira SoutoPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Rafhael Guimarães CapuchinhoReabilitar Rehabilitation Clinic, Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Arthur Felipe Barroso de LimaPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha NascimentoPostgraduate Program in Neurosciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Ianara Pereira SilvaPostgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Patrícia Aparecida Neves SantanaPostgraduate Program in Neurosciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Lia Constantino CriscoulloPostgraduate Program in Psychology: Cognition and Behavior, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Vitor Geraldi HaasePostgraduate Program in Neurosciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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Abstract

Aim: To investigate the effects of an intervention programme based on the TREINI Exoflex therapeutic suit on balance, postural control, activity, and participation outcomes in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: A multiple-baseline, single-subject A/B research design was used. Balance, postural control, mobility, activities of daily living (ADLs), and goal attainment measures were collected for four children with CP. The intervention was a programme designed for the use of a therapeutic suit, that is, the TREINI Exoflex. The 2-SD band and percentage of non-overlapping data methods were used to compare outcomes between the baseline and intervention phases. Results: The intervention improved balance and postural control in all four children. The scope of the intervention on activity and participation outcomes varied between children. All children showed improvements in at least one stipulated goal and two in mobility and ADLs. Improvements in goal achievement occurred mainly for balance-related goals, whereas behavioural goals were not achieved. Conclusion: The results of this study support the use of the TREINI Exoflex suit during functional activities by children with CP. Future research should examine the effects of this approach in children of different ages and at different functional levels.

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balancecerebral palsypostural controltherapeutic suitTREINI Exoflex

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PMCPMC11788328

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