Background: The reduced Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (rGMFM-66) has already demonstrated its validity compared to the standard GMFM-66 using the Gross Motor Ability Estimator-2 (GMAE-2). This study aimed to evaluate its validity using the updated...
Background/Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) can have a negative impact on gross motor function. Conventional hippotherapy and horse-riding simulators (HRS) have shown promising results on gross motor function in populations with neurological disorders...
Introduction: Apert syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies and limb malformations, often accompanied by neurodevelopmental abnormalities that can considerably affect motor development. Aim: The aim of this study w...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent disorder of the posture and movement, which can result in impairments of gross motor function, among others. Hippotherapy (HPT) is an emerging intervention to promote motor recovery in patients with neurological dis...
Background: The gross motor function measurement is considered as the gold standard for the motor assessment of children with cerebral palsy. The aim was to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation and investigate psychometric properties. Methods: A t...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neuromotor disorder affecting movement, muscle tone, and posture, leading to difficulties in motor coordination, balance, and strength. Virtual reality (VR) games offer an interactive method to engage children in a non-real e...
Background/Objectives: Telerehabilitation expands access to specialized neuropediatric physiotherapy for families facing barriers related to geography, work, or caregiving. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence regarding the effects...
This study evaluated the effect of action observation training on spasticity, gross motor function, and balance in children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. Eighteen children with cerebral palsy participated in this study. The participants were...
2 September 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy and parenting stress, sense of control, and depression in their mothers. Data were collected from 247 children with cerebral...
Robotic-assisted therapy (RAT) is a task-specific approach for treating gait disorders in individuals with neurological impairments. However, the effectiveness of RAT is not clear for different severities of involvement, pathologies, and ages. This s...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neuromotor disorder that affects movement and posture, causing functional limitations and musculoskeletal deformities that persist into adulthood. Variability in motor expression makes identifying the functional level a clini...
Weakness, spasticity, and muscle shortening are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP), leading to deficits in gross motor, gait, and selective motor functions. While traditional assessments, such as the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66), i...
Background and Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive neurological disorder characterized by motor impairments such as spasticity and poor postural control. Among these, trunk control plays a critical role in maintaining balance and ena...
Extended reality (XR)-based rehabilitation is an emerging therapeutic approach that combines real and virtual environments to enhance patient engagement and promote motor and cognitive recovery. Its clinical utility in children with cerebral palsy (C...
Background: Good trunk control is essential for higher developmental stages as the trunk is activated first when movement occurs, providing stability for the head and extremities. Purpose: To determine if neurodevelopmental treatment-based trunk cont...
13 December 2022
The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of physically active lessons, implemented through the Mathematics and English Language curriculum, on cognitive function and gross motor skill development. Following ethical approval, 192 childr...
Data obtained from routine clinical care find increasing use in a scientific context. Many routine databases, e.g., from health insurance providers, include records of medical devices and therapies, but not on motor function, such as the frequently u...
Background: People with cerebral palsy (CP) present with limitations in gait and functionality, with a great impact on participation. Physiotherapy interventions based on goal-directed training (GDT), treadmill gait training (TGT), and action observa...
Background/Objectives: The Gross Motor Function Classification System–Expanded & Revised (GMFCS-E&R) is widely used to describe gross motor performance in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Although Greek-language materials are availabl...
The Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM-66, range of values: 0 to 100 points) is one of the most widely used clinical tests to quantify motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). A disadvantage of the GMFM-66 is that it can take up to one...
Objective: This paper examines how rhythm-enhanced digital dance affects children’s motor abilities, cognitive performance, and neuromuscular synchronization. Methods: In a randomized repeated-measures study, 38 children (7–12 years) unde...
Considering that cognitive and motor dimensions of human beings grow together, and that primary school age is one of the most important stages of children’s cognitive and motor development, the aim of this study was to investigate the relations...
10 November 2022
This study investigates the impact of gross motor skills on the development of emotion understanding and the role of executive function in the relation between gross motor skills and emotion understanding. A total of 662 children were tested for gros...
A standardized observational instrument designed to measure change in gross motor function over time in children with cerebral palsy is the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). The process of evaluating a value for the GMFM index can be time consumin...
Background: Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) have transformed the natural history of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, revealing heterogeneous developmental trajectories and renewing interest in cognitive and language outcomes beyond gross moto...
Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the interactions between joint angular kinematics and gross motor function in typically developing healthy Ghanaian children. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed. A total...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the deletion or/and mutation in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene on chromosome 5. Until now, only a few articles investigating the relationship between upper limb funct...
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections and their efficacy on gross motor function for lower limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). This retrospective study included 919 in...
Assessing gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is critical for monitoring progress and planning interventions. While the Gross Motor Function Measurement (GMFM-66) is an established tool, its application can be time-intensive. Th...
Background/Objectives: Relationships between motor skills and executive functions in diverse preschool populations remain unclear. This study examined associations of gross and fine motor scores with inhibitory control and visuospatial working memory...
Stress caused by children with disabilities harms the growth and development of children and their families. The present study aimed to investigate whether parenting stress of mothers of children with cerebral palsy changes and the relationship betwe...
Knowledge of how congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) impacts motor development of children longitudinally is important to guide management. The objective of the present study was to describe the evolution of gross motor function in children with CZS in a...
Children/adolescents with cancer can develop adverse effects impacting gross motor function. There is a lack of gross motor function assessment tools that have been validated for this population. The aim of this multicenter cross-sectional study was...
Background: Most patients with cerebral palsy (CP) do not respond to physical therapy due to deterioration in their nutritional status, secondary to gastrointestinal disorders and the catabolic state of the disease itself. However, basic treatments o...
Background/Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (aVOR) function assessment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) and to investigate how vestibular impai...
The aim was to explore longitudinal motor development in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Sweden with respect to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). In this national CP registry-based study, 2138 children aged 0.5–19 yea...
Background/Objectives: This systematic review with meta-analysis synthesizes current evidence on the effectiveness of non-immersive virtual reality (VR) interventions in enhancing gross motor function, balance, and functional independence in children...
Background/Objectives: This randomized, single-blinded trial compared the effects of Kinesio taping (KT) and rigid taping (RT) on gross motor function, balance, and functional capacity in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP). Methods: Fifty-...
Background/Objectives: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) commonly present impairments in gross motor function and limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), which negatively impact independence and quality of life. Identifying effective rehabi...
Through secondary analyses of the Small Step. Randomized Control Trial, we tested the hypothesis that children at risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP) or other neurodevelopmental disorders would learn what they practice, i.e., that they would have...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in childhood and results in motor impairment that is often associated with other disorders. The aim of this study was to assess whether a telecare intervention consisting of Action Observatio...
Accumulating evidence from behavioral studies and neuroscience suggests that motor and cognitive development are intrinsically intertwined. To explore the underlying mechanisms of this motor–cognition link, our study examined the longitudinal r...
Background and Objectives: Dual-task training (DTT) is an innovative therapeutic approach that involves the simultaneous application of two tasks, which can be motor, cognitive, or a combination of both. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often exhibi...
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a horse-riding simulator (HRS) with virtual reality (VR) on gross motor function, balance control, and body composition in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Seventeen preschool and school-aged child...
Background/Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to identify predictors of parent-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in young children with early brain damage and severe motor dysfunction. It used baseline data from the PIH Multi...
15 January 2023
Metaverse physical therapy (MPT), an adjuvant technology for the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy (CP), has gained notoriety in the clinical field owing to its accessibility and because it provides motivation for rehabilitation. The aim...
(1) Background: Decreased trunk stability is accompanied by delay in motor development in children with central hypotonia. We investigated the effect of Vojta therapy on trunk control in the sitting position in children with central hypotonia. (2) Me...
Background: Mechanical horse-riding simulator (HRS) exercises are a type of therapy based on the use of robotic or mechanical devices that produces movement similar to a real horse with the aim of simulating hippotherapy. This review analyses the eff...
Background: Global developmental delay (GDD) affects multiple domains of early childhood development, including gross motor, cognitive and communication skills. Early, intensive, family-centered rehabilitation is considered key to optimizing function...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a congenital and permanent neurological disorder due to non-progressive brain damage that affects gross motor functions, such as balance, trunk control and gait. CP gross motor impairments yield more challenging right foot plac...
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