Journal article
Use of orthoses lowers the O2 cost of walking in children with spastic cerebral palsy
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of hinged ankle foot orthoses (AFO) on the metabolic and cardiopulmonary cost of walking and gross motor skills of children with cerebral palsy (CP).
METHODS: Ten habitual users of hinged AFO with spastic diplegic CP (9.01 yr +/- 2.10) participated in the study. Expired gas and heart rate (HR) were measured during sitting and with AFO on and off during steady state treadmill walking at …
Authors
MALTAIS D; BAR-OR O; GALEA V; PIERRYNOWSKI M
Journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 320–325
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2001
DOI
10.1097/00005768-200102000-00023
ISSN
0195-9131