%0 Journal Article %1 Liao2007 %A Liao, Hua-Fang %A Liu, Ying-Chi %A Liu, Wen-Yu %A Lin, Yuh-Ting %D 2007 %J Arch Phys Med Rehabil %K Activities of Daily Living; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Energy Metabolism; Exercise Therapy; Female; Gait; Home Care Services; Humans; Isometric Contraction; Knee; Male; Muscle Strength; Strength Dynamometer; Psychomotor Performance; Severity Illness Index; Single-Blin; Taiwan; Treatment Outcome; Weight Lifting; Weight-Bearing; d Method %N 1 %P 25--31 %R 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.006 %T Effectiveness of loaded sit-to-stand resistance exercise for children with mild spastic diplegia: a randomized clinical trial. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.006 %V 88 %X OBJECTIVE: To investigate effectiveness of a functional strengthening program, the loaded sit-to-stand (STS) resistance exercise, for children with cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN: A single-blind, randomized block design. SETTING: STS exercises were carried out at the children's homes. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty children (12 boys, 8 girls; age range, 5-12y) with spastic diplegia CP and classified by the Gross Motor Function Classification System as level I or II were stratified by their severity and age and randomly allocated into either the experimental or control group. INTERVENTION: Both groups received their regular physical therapy. The experimental group underwent loaded STS exercise 3 times a week for 6 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Goal dimension scores of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), gait speed, 1 repetition maximum (1-RM) of the loaded STS, isometric strength of knee extensor, and Physiological Cost Index (PCI). The outcome measures were conducted at the beginning and end of the 6-week study. RESULTS: After loaded STS exercise, the experimental group showed statistically significant differences in GMFM goal dimension scores, 1-RM STS, and PCI from the control group. The changes in gait speed and isometric strength of the knee extensor did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: After the loaded STS exercise, children with mild spastic diplegia improved their basic motor abilities, functional muscle strength, and walking efficiency.

@article{Liao2007, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To investigate effectiveness of a functional strengthening program, the loaded sit-to-stand (STS) resistance exercise, for children with cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN: A single-blind, randomized block design. SETTING: STS exercises were carried out at the children's homes. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty children (12 boys, 8 girls; age range, 5-12y) with spastic diplegia CP and classified by the Gross Motor Function Classification System as level I or II were stratified by their severity and age and randomly allocated into either the experimental or control group. INTERVENTION: Both groups received their regular physical therapy. The experimental group underwent loaded STS exercise 3 times a week for 6 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Goal dimension scores of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), gait speed, 1 repetition maximum (1-RM) of the loaded STS, isometric strength of knee extensor, and Physiological Cost Index (PCI). The outcome measures were conducted at the beginning and end of the 6-week study. RESULTS: After loaded STS exercise, the experimental group showed statistically significant differences in GMFM goal dimension scores, 1-RM STS, and PCI from the control group. The changes in gait speed and isometric strength of the knee extensor did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: After the loaded STS exercise, children with mild spastic diplegia improved their basic motor abilities, functional muscle strength, and walking efficiency.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:42:27.000+0200}, author = {Liao, Hua-Fang and Liu, Ying-Chi and Liu, Wen-Yu and Lin, Yuh-Ting}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/244f64904c8f948a4fdc0cdbb4d87ec13/ar0berts}, doi = {10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.006}, groups = {public}, interhash = {6ee3cf4c93d750c525d60b2e5bb96715}, intrahash = {44f64904c8f948a4fdc0cdbb4d87ec13}, journal = {Arch Phys Med Rehabil}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Energy Metabolism; Exercise Therapy; Female; Gait; Home Care Services; Humans; Isometric Contraction; Knee; Male; Muscle Strength; Strength Dynamometer; Psychomotor Performance; Severity Illness Index; Single-Blin; Taiwan; Treatment Outcome; Weight Lifting; Weight-Bearing; d Method}, month = Jan, number = 1, pages = {25--31}, pii = {-9993(06)01374-8}, pmid = {17207671}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:42:27.000+0200}, title = {Effectiveness of loaded sit-to-stand resistance exercise for children with mild spastic diplegia: a randomized clinical trial.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.006}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 88, year = 2007 }