PMID: 20645264Jul 21, 2010Paper

Treadmill training with or without partial body weight support in children with cerebral palsy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Revista de neurologia
Francisco Molina-RuedaJuan Carlos Miangolarra-Page

Abstract

The limitations of gait in children with cerebral palsy are common. In fact, the training of locomotion is an essential therapeutic goal. There are various treatment approaches, but in recent years, the treadmill training, framed within the motor learning task-oriented, has increased its presence at the clinical level. To determine whether treadmill training with or without partial body weight support, improves the ability to walk, the motor function of the lower limb, the disability and the quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. We selected only those articles with the highest level of evidence for each type of intervention. We searched in the National Guideline Clearinghouse, Trip Database, SUMsearch, Medline, CINHAL, Embase, Amed, Cochrane Library Plus and PEDro. Data were extracted from these six studies, which recruited 127 participants. Only a meta-analysis was given. We used a fixed effects model, data were not significant between increased of speed and treadmill training. According to the individual studies, the intervention improved lower extremity function and spatiotemporal parameters during gait. However, the differences between groups in favor of the experimental condition, were mostly not significant. Th...Continue Reading

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