Can Strength Training Predictably Improve Gait Kinematics? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Hip and Knee Extensor Strengthening on Lower-Extremity Alignment in Cerebral Palsy | Zendy

Diane L. Damiano | Zendy; Allison S. Arnold | Zendy; Katherine M. Steele | Zendy; Scott L. Delp | Zendy

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Can Strength Training Predictably Improve Gait Kinematics? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Hip and Knee Extensor Strengthening on Lower-Extremity Alignment in Cerebral Palsy

Author(s) -

Diane L. Damiano,

Allison S. Arnold,

Katherine M. Steele,

Scott L. Delp

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20090062

Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , medicine , kinematics , knee flexion , physical therapy , hip flexion , range of motion , physics , classical mechanics

Computer simulations have demonstrated that excessive hip and knee flexion during gait, as frequently seen in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP), can reduce the ability of muscles to provide antigravity support and increase the tendency of hip muscles to internally rotate the thigh. These findings suggest that therapies for improving upright posture during gait also may reduce excessive internal rotation.

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