- Title
- The effect of floor reaction ankle foot orthosis on postural control in children with spastic cerebral palsy
- Creator
- Bahramizadeh, Mahmood; Mousavi, Mohammad Ebrahim; Rassafiani, Mehdi; Aminian, Gholamreza; Ebrahimi, Ismail; Karimlou, Masoud; O'Toole, Gjyn
- Relation
- Prosthetics and Orthotics International Vol. 36, Issue 1, p. 71-76
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309364611429855
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often demonstrate postural control difficulties. Orthotic management may assist in improving postural control in these children. Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of floor reaction ankle foot orthosis (FRAFO) on postural flexion called the crouch position in children with CP. Study Design: Quasi-experimental. Methods: Eight children with spastic diplegic CP and eight matched typically developing children participated in this study. Postural control of children with CP was assessed in a static standing position on a force platform with/without a FRAFO. The parameters used were centre of pressure (CoP) measures, calculated from force platform signals including the standard deviation (SD) of excursion; phase plate portrait and SD of velocity in anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions. Results: The maximum knee extension was statistically significant in children with CP when barefoot compared to wearing braced footwear (p < 0.05, t = 10.01). AP and ML displacement, AP velocity and AP phase plate portrait of CoP were not statistically significant between children with CP with/without a FRAFO (p < 0.05). Conclusion: FRAFO can improve the alignment of the knee, but may not be helpful in improving postural control in children with CP in a short time period.
- Subject
- ankle foot orthosis; posture; balance control; cerebral palsy
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1307721
- Identifier
- uon:21504
- Identifier
- ISSN:0309-3646
- Language
- eng
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