Using the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score to Compare Ankle-Foot Orthoses, Sensorimotor Orthoses and Barefoot Gait Pattern in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15717702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clare MacFarlane (0000-0002-1394-8613, Bond University, corresponding author), Wayne Hing (0000-0002-5507-9778, Bond University), Rob Marc Orr (0000-0001-8297-8288, Bond University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 54-54 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children7060054 |
| PMID | 32492892 |
| OpenAlex | W3031994690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Gait analysis is one aspect of evaluation in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) improve gait and alignment through providing support. An alternative and under-researched orthosis are sensomotoric orthoses (SMotOs). The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) is a valid observational gait analysis scale to measure gait quality. The aim of this study was to use the EVGS to determine what effect AFOs and SMotOs have on gait in children with CP. The inclusion criteria were: mobilizing children with a CP diagnosis, no surgery in the past six weeks, and currently using SMotOs and AFOs. Eleven participants were videoed walking 5 m (any order) barefoot, in SMotOs and AFOs. Of the participants (age range 3-13 years, mean 5.5 ± 2.9), two were female and six used assistive devices. Seven could walk barefoot. Participants had spastic diplegia (4), spastic quadriplegia (6), and spastic dystonic quadriplegia (1). Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels ranged I-IV. The total score for SMotOs (7.62) and AFOs (14.18) demonstrated improved gait when wearing SMotOs (no significant differences between barefoot and AFOs). SMotOs may be a viable option to improve gait in this population. Additional study is required but SMotOs may be useful in clinical settings
Ankle · Barefoot · Cerebral palsy · Diplegia · Gait · Gait analysis · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Spastic · Spastic diplegia · Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Medicine · Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |