Open AccessROBOTIC MECHANOTHERAPY IN REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AFTER COMBINED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Author(s) -
Galina A. Ikoeva,
Olga I. Kivoenko
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ortopediâ, travmatologiâ i vosstanovitelʹnaâ hirurgiâ detskogo vozrasta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2410-8731
pISSN - 2309-3994
DOI - 10.17816/ptors1144-47
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , cerebral palsy , orthopedic surgery , medicine , paralysis , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , surgery
The article represents a clinical research of 20 patients with infantile cerebral paralysis, who had got an early motor rehabilitation after complex orthopedic and neurosurgical treatment. The comparative analysis of results after traditional exercise therapy and mechanotherapy was carried out with the use of robotic system “Lokomat”. It was set up that early use of robotized mechanotherapy during postoperative period reduces significantly the time of motor rehabilitation in comparison with traditional exercise therapy.