2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Reration of the selective voluntary motor control of the lower limbs and impacts of loaded sit-to-stand exercises at different speeds in children with spastic diplegia
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26750232
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 脳性麻痺 / 筋力 / トレーニング / 随意性 / 立ち上がり運動 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
First, we translated the SCALE tool from English to Japanese following the proposed guidelines and assessed the reliability and validity of the SCALE-J tool among Japanese patients with spastic cerebral palsy(CP).
Second, we determined whether differently loaded sit-to-stand exercises at different speeds improve the physiological cost of walking in children with spastic diplegia. Sixteen children with spastic diplegia were randomly allocated to a slow loaded sit-to-stand exercise group and a self-paced loaded sit-to-stand exercise group. Loaded sit-to-stand exercise was conducted for 6 weeks. 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and the Physiological Cost Index (PCI) improved after intervention in the slow sit-to-stand exercise group. Compared to loaded sit-to-stand exercise at a regular speed, slow low-loaded sit-to-stand exercise improved the 6MWD and PCI in children with CP, suggesting that this decrease in speed during exercise improves the physiological cost of walking in these children.
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| Free Research Field |
小児リハビリテーション
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