Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
Background: The positive findings from our previous studies, which revealed the link between postural and gait patterns in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) were very encouraging for recognition this relationship in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Therefore, the objective of...
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| description | Background: The positive findings from our previous studies, which revealed the link between postural and gait patterns in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) were very encouraging for recognition this relationship in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate whether different gait patterns corresponding to postural patterns in children with bilateral CP could be statistically significant according to a cluster analysis.Methods: Fifty-eight participants with bilateral CP and 45 matched children with typical growth and development. The participants walked barefoot along a treadmill at their own pace. Three-dimensional kinematic data were collected using the Measuring System for Motion Analysis. To characterize gait patterns, the Gillette Gait Index (GGI) and its 16 distinct gait parameters were used. The participants were divided into four subgroups according to their postural patterns.Results: A cluster analysis revealed 4 gait patterns corresponding to postural patterns: (1) normal gait pattern corresponded to neutral posture; (2) balanced gait pattern corresponded to balanced posture; (3) lordotic gait pattern corresponded to lordotic postural pattern; (4) swayback gait pattern corresponded to backward-leaning posture. There were significant differences in mean GGI and various clusters in the 8 GGI gait parameters: cadence, mean pelvic tilt; mean pelvic rotation, minimum hip flexion, peak hip abduction in swing; knee flexion at initial contact, and peak dorsiflexion in stance.Conclusion: Our results showed that gait discrepancies among children with bilateral CP were not simply a result of lower limb kinematic deviations in the sagittal plane. Information on different gait patterns could improve early therapy in children with bilateral CP before abnormal gait patterns are fully established. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c820770ebf6f4da78ec7ebbeaf9894b52022-12-21T20:01:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952019-03-011010.3389/fneur.2019.00183439755Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral PalsyMałgorzata Domagalska–Szopa0Andrzej Szopa1Andrzej Szopa2Department of Medical Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandMedical Rehabilitation Center Neuromed SC, Katowice, PolandBackground: The positive findings from our previous studies, which revealed the link between postural and gait patterns in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) were very encouraging for recognition this relationship in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate whether different gait patterns corresponding to postural patterns in children with bilateral CP could be statistically significant according to a cluster analysis.Methods: Fifty-eight participants with bilateral CP and 45 matched children with typical growth and development. The participants walked barefoot along a treadmill at their own pace. Three-dimensional kinematic data were collected using the Measuring System for Motion Analysis. To characterize gait patterns, the Gillette Gait Index (GGI) and its 16 distinct gait parameters were used. The participants were divided into four subgroups according to their postural patterns.Results: A cluster analysis revealed 4 gait patterns corresponding to postural patterns: (1) normal gait pattern corresponded to neutral posture; (2) balanced gait pattern corresponded to balanced posture; (3) lordotic gait pattern corresponded to lordotic postural pattern; (4) swayback gait pattern corresponded to backward-leaning posture. There were significant differences in mean GGI and various clusters in the 8 GGI gait parameters: cadence, mean pelvic tilt; mean pelvic rotation, minimum hip flexion, peak hip abduction in swing; knee flexion at initial contact, and peak dorsiflexion in stance.Conclusion: Our results showed that gait discrepancies among children with bilateral CP were not simply a result of lower limb kinematic deviations in the sagittal plane. Information on different gait patterns could improve early therapy in children with bilateral CP before abnormal gait patterns are fully established.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00183/fullpostural patternsGillette Gait Indexcluster analysiscerebral palsygait patterns |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Domagalska–Szopa Andrzej Szopa Andrzej Szopa Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy Frontiers in Neurology postural patterns Gillette Gait Index cluster analysis cerebral palsy gait patterns |
| title | Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy |
| title_full | Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy |
| title_fullStr | Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy |
| title_short | Gait Pattern Differences Among Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy |
| title_sort | gait pattern differences among children with bilateral cerebral palsy |
| topic | postural patterns Gillette Gait Index cluster analysis cerebral palsy gait patterns |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00183/full |
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