Passive range of motion changes in young children with spastic diplegia. A study during the initial stages of independent walking.

CONCLUSIONS: The alternative gait pattern spontaneously adopted by children with CP does not significantly impact their PROM during the initial stages of walking development. The lower PROM in highly functional children with CP compared to TD children cannot be attributed to gait initiation with an "atypical" pattern, but possibly to other factors such as reduced voluntary movement and age. PMID: 31227665 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Pediatr Rehabil Med Source Type: research