| Title |
The effect of physiotherapy on the symmetry of passive mechanical properties of muscles of children with and without cerebral palsy / |
| Another Title |
Kineziterapijos poveikis sveikų vaikų ir su cerebriniu paralyžiumi raumenų pasyviųjų mechaninių savybių simetriškumui. |
| Authors |
Straubergaitė, L ; Juodžbalienė, V ; Toločka, R.T ; Muckus, K |
| DOI |
10.5755/j01.mech.18.6.3162 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Mechanika.. Kaunas : KTU. 2012, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 721-725.. ISSN 1392-1207. eISSN 2029-6983 |
| Keywords [eng] |
cerebral palsy ; passive mechanical properties ; muscle symmetry |
| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of the research is to investigate whether physiotherapy exercises can decrease asymmetry of pas-sive mechanical properties of skeletal pair muscles. In this research, 17 schoolchildren from 8 to 16 years of age par-ticipated. In the first group, 7 children had cerebral palsy. In the second group, there were 10 children without physi-cal 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 de-creased 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. |
| Published |
Kaunas : KTU |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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