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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture but often changing motor impairment syndromes. The spastic subtypes are the most common manifestations of cerebral palsy who perform movement difficultly due to hypertonia. Decease of spinal cord pathway, hyperactivity of alpha and gamma motoneuron and reduction of presynaptic inhibition may cause tendon reflex increase and hypertonia in individuals with CP. There are many ways to improve the hypertonia. In the past studies, the fast repeated range of motion could reduce muscle's activation effectively. The polyarticular movement training might increase joint range of motion and reduce the muscle activation. But the polyarticular movement training is difficulty for some individuals with CP. The single joint movement training may achieve the same effect as the polyarticular movement training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of continuation passive range of motion (CPM) training whether could get the improvement of soleus hypertonia in individuals with CP.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spastic CP | Experimental | continuous passive motion training |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankle continuous passive motion machine. | Procedure | A rehabilitation program of machine driven passive stretch. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle tone tests | Measure of changes in Hypertonia measured by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). | Baseline, 1, and 4 months. |
| Ankle range of motion | Measure of changes in Ankle range of motion. | Baseline, 1, and 4 months. |
| Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) | Measure of changes in Hoffman reflex (H-reflex). | Baseline, 1, and 4 months. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Leg girth | Baseline,1 ,and 4 mouths. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Chang Gung University | Taoyuan | 333 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002547 | Cerebral Palsy |
| D009122 | Muscle Hypertonia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001925 | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| D020879 | Neuromuscular Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |