Dual-task treadmill training improves the motor functioning of children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2023.04.009
- VernacularTitle:单任务平板训练与双任务平板训练对痉挛型双瘫脑瘫儿童运动功能影响的比较
- Author:
Guangjin LUO
1
;
Xuan ZHANG
;
Hui LUO
;
Xiaoping LI
;
Yu CHEN
;
Shuting WANG
;
Dianrong SUN
;
Lijiang WANG
;
Mei HOU
;
Aiyun YUAN
Author Information
1. 青岛大学附属青岛妇女儿童医院康复科，青岛 266034
- Keywords:
Cerebral palsy;
Spasticity;
Hemiplegia;
Treadmill training;
Single-tasking;
Dual-tasking
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2023;45(4):330-334
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore any effect of the single- and dual-task treadmill training on the functioning of children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.Methods:Fifty children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a single-task treadmill training group (the control group, n=25) and a dual-task treadmill training group (the observation group, n=25). All of the children also received routine rehabilitation training, and the control and observation groups also conducted single- and dual-task treadmill training in addition to the routine rehabilitation training, respectively. Before and after 2 months of treatment, each child′s gross motor functioning was quantified using sections D (standing) and E (walking, running and jumping) of the Gross Motor Function Measurement-88 (GMFM-88) instrument. Balance was quantified using the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) and walking mobility was quantified using a 1 minute walking test (1MWT). Modified and dual task Timed Up and Go (mTUG) tests and dual-task effects (DTE) tests were also administered. Results:There were no significant differences in average test scores between the two groups before the treatment. After the treatment significant improvement was observed in both groups. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of average GMFM-88, PBS and 1MWT scores, but significantly greater improvement was observed in the average dual-task mTUG and DTE results of the observation group.Conclusion:Both single- and dual-task treadmill training are effective supplements to routine rehabilitation training for children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Dual-task treadmill training is more effective than the single-task version.
