The Immediate Effects of a Dynamic Orthosis on Gait Patterns in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Kinematic Analysis

• Main Authors: Elisabete Martins (Author), Rita Cordovil (Author), Raul Oliveira (Author), Joana Pinho (Author), Ana Diniz (Author), Joao R. Vaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study analyzes the immediate effects of wearing a Therasuit on sagittal plane lower limb angular displacements during gait in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (US-CP). Seven participants (median age = 7.00 years; ranging from 5.83 to 9.00 years) with US-CP, levels I and II of the...