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Issue title: Cerebral Palsy
Guest editors: Deborah Gaebler-Spira, Michael Green and Heakyung Kim
Article type: Review Article
Authors: Ruhde, Logana; * | Hulla, Ryanb
Affiliations: [a] Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA | [b] Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Logan Ruhde, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 2907 Janet Circle, Arlington, TX 76013, USA. Tel.: +1 817 8803439; E-mail: logan.ruhde@mavs.uta.edu.
Abstract: The purpose of this review is to examine how whole-body vibration can be used as a tool in therapy to help improve common physical weaknesses in balance, bone density, gait, spasticity, and strength experienced by individuals with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is the most common movement disorder in children, and whole-body vibration is quickly becoming a potential therapeutic tool with some advantages compared to traditional therapies for individuals with movement disorders. The advantages of whole-body vibration include less strain and risk of injury, more passive training activity, and reduced time to complete an effective therapeutic session, all of which are appealing for populations with physiological impairments that cause physical weakness, including individuals with cerebral palsy. This review involves a brief overview of cerebral palsy, whole-body vibration’s influence on physical performance measures, its influence on physical performance in individuals with cerebral palsy, and then discusses the future directions of whole-body vibration therapy in the cerebral palsy population.
Keywords: Cerebral palsy, whole-body vibration, gait, spasticity, strength
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-201508
Journal: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 193-210, 2022
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