Infants born preterm and infants born full‐term generate more selective leg joint movement during the scaffolded mobile task

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ID16782859
AutoresJoungwon Alexander Kim (0000-0003-0383-0205, University of Southern California, autor de correspondencia), Linda Fetters (University of Southern California), Mugino Kubo (0000-0002-8233-0251, Niigata University of Health and Welfare), Kathryn L Havens (0000-0002-9865-9879, University of Southern California), Sandrah P Eckel (0000-0001-6050-7880, University of Southern California), Brian Sargent (0000-0002-2261-6610, University of Southern California)
Año2021
Volumen26
Número5
Páginas756-769
Fecha de publicación2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInfancy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1525-0008 • E-ISSN: 1532-7078
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/infa.12424
PMID34288368
OpenAlexW3185998095
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas25

Infants born very preterm (PT), prior to 32 weeks gestation, are at increased risk of developing cerebral palsy. Children with spastic cerebral palsy have impaired selective leg joint movement, which contributes to lifelong walking limitations. We investigated whether infants born PT generated more selective hip–knee joint movement (e.g., hip flexes as knee extends) while participating in a scaffolded mobile task. Infants born PT and infants born full‐term (FT) at 4 months corrected age participated in a scaffolded mobile task for 2–3 consecutive days. The scaffolded mobile task required infants to raise their legs vertically over a virtual threshold. Three threshold heights (low, middle, and high) were used to test whether the middle and high heights encourage infants to move their legs more selectively. Fifteen infants born FT learned the task and showed more selective hip–knee movement at each of the three threshold heights on the day that they learned, compared with their baseline spontaneous kicking. Thirteen infants born PT learned the task and showed more selective hip–knee movement on their learning day, but only when the middle and high thresholds were used. The results show that the scaffolded mobile task effectively encouraged infants to generate more selective hip–knee joint movement

Cerebral palsy · Knee Joint · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Spastic · Spastic cerebral palsy · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Neonatal and fetal brain pathology · Psychology · Surgery