Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consisted of an application of Shock Waves (Thork Shock Waves Ibramed) in the muscle belly of the rectus femoris, vastus medialis and lateralis and hamstrings with a 15mm applicator.
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual Paulistana
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ability to voluntarily perform knee extension, obtain grade II and grade III spasticity classification of the knee flexor muscles according to the modified Ashworth scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unable to reach the atopic position even with the help of the therapist or auxiliary device, a process performed in any of the lower limbs in the last six months and an intellectual disability that interferes with the understanding of the procedures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess whether Extracorporeal Shock Wave treatment has a beneficial effect on strength, height range, patellar height and spasticity in children with spastic-type brain flexibility. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| significant gain in ROM in passive knee extension by goniometry; When evaluating the TPTT, with 90º of knee flexion, it was observed that there was a significant decrease immediately after the application of the SW (T1), which was maintained for one week (T2); after the application of the SW, it was noted that there was a release of knee extensor tone and hamstring muscles, both groups irradiated in a similar way, which favored the increase in ROM. There was no significant difference in the strength of the knee extensor muscles and in the electromyographic activation of the rectus femoris, vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles (p > 0.05) | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLucio ;Ana Garcia Rodrigues;De Souza Franco
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Outcome results
None listed