Early recumbent treadmill training can promote the recovery of balance and functional independence of children after stem cell transplantation
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2024.03.008
- VernacularTitle:早期卧位踏车训练对造血干细胞移植患儿平衡能力和功能独立性的影响
- Author:
Huanlan XU
1
;
Guangjun LIANG
;
Hewei ZHANG
;
Hongliang HUO
;
Fan WEN
;
Qin GU
Author Information
1. 苏州大学附属儿童医院康复科，苏州 215004
- Keywords:
Recumbent treadmills training;
Stem cell transplantation;
Functional independence;
Balance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2024;46(3):232-236
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To observe any effect of early recumbent treadmill training on the balance and functional independence during hospitalization of children who have received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Methods:This was a retrospective analysis of 106 children who had received HSCT. Sixty-nine of them were qualified for study. Of those, 32 had performed recumbent treadmill training and the other 37 had not. The children in both groups received routine clinical treatment and nursing care, and also health education advocating exercise and giving exercise programs before and after the transplantation. The daily exercise was conducted with the help of parents. It lasted 20 to 30 minutes each time, 4 or 5 times a week. The treadmill group additionally spent 30 minutes training on a recumbent treadmill 5 times a week for 6 weeks. Balance, functional independence and fatigue levels were quantified before and after the treatment using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Multidimensional Fatigue Scale.Results:After the 6 weeks, significant improvement was observed in the experimental group′s average BBS score, motor function domain score, total WeeFIM score, general fatigue, and sleep/rest fatigue. All were then significantly better than the non-treadmill group′s results.Conclusion:Early recumbent treadmill training can promote the recovery of balance and functional independence of children after HSCT.
