THE EFFECT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ON THE SYMMETRY OF PASSIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MUSCLES OF CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT CEREBRAL PALSY

The aim of the research is to investigate whether physiotherapy exercises can decrease asymmetry of passive mechanical properties of skeletal pair muscles. In this research, 17 schoolchildren from 8 to 16 years of age participated. In the first group, 7 children had cerebral palsy. In the second gro...

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Published inMechanika (Kaunas, Lithuania : 1995) Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 721 - 725
Main Authors Straubergaitė, L., Juodžbalienė, V., Toločka, R. T., Muckus, K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2012
Subjects
Asymmetry
Children
Impairment
Mechanical properties
Movement
Muscles
Physiotherapy
Stiffness
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Summary:The aim of the research is to investigate whether physiotherapy exercises can decrease asymmetry of passive mechanical properties of skeletal pair muscles. In this research, 17 schoolchildren from 8 to 16 years of age participated. In the first group, 7 children had cerebral palsy. In the second group, there were 10 children without physical and movement impairments. The subjects were treated with 10 sessions of physiotherapy on the therapeutic ball. Passive mechanical properties of the muscles were meas-ence between children with and without CP was observed. The research showed that exercises of physiotherapy on the therapeutic ball imitating horseman's movements decreased asymmetry of stiffness and tone of gluteus medius muscles of children with and without CP and only partially decreased asymmetry of stiffness and tone of their lumbar erector spinae.
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ISSN:1392-1207
2029-6983
DOI:10.5755/j01.mech.18.6.3162