pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
Su-Jin Jeon,Byoung-Yong Hwang,Kyoung-Bo Lee,Sang-Ho Lee
https://dx.doi.org/10.17817/2015.09.06.259 Epub 7th November, 2015
Abstract
Purpose The foot pressure distribution and balance of a normal child are compared to those of a child with spastic cerebral palsy in this study. Subjects The subjects of study were 10 normal children and 10 children diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods The foot pressure was measured with Gaitviewpro(Alfoots) and the body balance was measured using Balance System (Biodex, USA). Results The weight load factor between the normal children and the children with the condition showed a significant difference in both dominant and non-dominant sides (p<.05). There was a clear difference between the pressure in the rear-foot pressure (p<.01). The pressure in the medial calcaneus of onlythe non-dominant side was significantly different between the two groups (p<.05) and the pressure in the lateral calcaneus also showed difference between the two groups(p<.01). There was difference between the foot movement of the normal children and the children with spastic cerebral palsy in every direction (p<.05). Conclusion We found that unstable weight support is one of the most important factors that contribute to the decrease in balance control ability. These findings will be resourceful in proving various clinical impacts in actual treatments.
Keywords
Spasticity Cerebral palsy Balance
