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Mobility training for children with cerebral palsy
Jakob Tiebel
Business Owner, N+ Digital Health Agency
New study on the effectiveness of the THERA-Trainer tigo in the rehabilitative treatment of children with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a common disorder worldwide and is considered the most common cause of motor disabilities in childhood. Technological innovations for rehabilitation play a fundamental role in the treatment of this disease, which can improve the quality of treatment and outcomes.
The aim of a research study by the Cuban working group, led by the scientist José Jesús Lucas Ramírez from the Centro de Referencia Nacional La Habana, was to determine the effectiveness of mobility training with the THERA-Trainer tigo for the treatment of spasticity of the dorsal thigh musculature in children with cerebral palsy.
The researchers conducted a quasi-experimental study on 30 children with spastic diparesis admitted to the paediatric rehabilitation service at the Julio Díaz Hospital from May 2018 to May 2019. The subjects were evaluated at the beginning, after 10 and after 20 sessions of treatment with the THERA-Trainer tigo using the Ashworth scale and the device parameters.
The children were between 6 and 12 years old (9.7 ± 3.7 years) and predominantly male (63%). The presence of orthopaedic deformities (86.7%) was predominant, including breech deformities (90%) and genus flexus (73%). Significant improvements were achieved qualitatively in the expression of spasticity (p <0.001), quantitatively in the number of spasms occurring (p <0.001), total motor activity (p <0.001) with less assistive drive support from the motor of the THERA-Trainer tigo (p <0.001). A satisfactory response to the training programme was observed in 93.3% of the children.
The aim of a research study by the Cuban working group, led by the scientist José Jesús Lucas Ramírez from the Centro de Referencia Nacional La Habana, was to determine the effectiveness of mobility training with the THERA-Trainer tigo for the treatment of spasticity of the dorsal thigh musculature in children with cerebral palsy.
The researchers conducted a quasi-experimental study on 30 children with spastic diparesis admitted to the paediatric rehabilitation service at the Julio Díaz Hospital from May 2018 to May 2019. The subjects were evaluated at the beginning, after 10 and after 20 sessions of treatment with the THERA-Trainer tigo using the Ashworth scale and the device parameters.
The children were between 6 and 12 years old (9.7 ± 3.7 years) and predominantly male (63%). The presence of orthopaedic deformities (86.7%) was predominant, including breech deformities (90%) and genus flexus (73%). Significant improvements were achieved qualitatively in the expression of spasticity (p <0.001), quantitatively in the number of spasms occurring (p <0.001), total motor activity (p <0.001) with less assistive drive support from the motor of the THERA-Trainer tigo (p <0.001). A satisfactory response to the training programme was observed in 93.3% of the children.
The researchers conclude from the results of the study that the use of the THERA‑Trainer tigo in conjunction with the protocol of the paediatric rehabilitation service of the Julio Díaz Hospital is an effective intervention for the treatment of children with spastic diparesis.
The researchers conclude from the results of the study that the use of the THERA-Trainer tigo in conjunction with the protocol of the paediatric rehabilitation service of the Julio Díaz Hospital is an effective intervention for the treatment of children with spastic diparesis.
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Jakob Tiebel
Business Owner, N+ Digital Health Agency
Jakob Tiebel studied applied psychology with a focus on health economics. He has clinical expertise from his previous therapeutic work in neurorehabilitation. He conducts research and publishes on the theory-practice transfer in neurorehabilitation and is the owner of Native.Health, an agency for digital health marketing.
References:
- Lucas RJJ, Dunn GE, Coronados VY, et al. Efficacy of Thera Trainer Tigo 510 in the Rehabilitative treatment of children with cerebral palsy. Rev Cub de Med Fis y Rehab. 2021;13(1):1-16.
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