Managing spastic hypertonia in children with cerebral palsy via repetitive passive knee movements

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Cheng, Hsin Yi Kathy ^a   Ju, Yan Ying ^b   Chen, Chia Ling ^a,c   Wong, May Kuen Alice ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Repetitive passive movement; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; WALKING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WALKING;

EID: 84863258315     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0937     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Krigger KW. Cerebral palsy: an overview. Am Fam Physician 2006; 73: 91-100. (Pubitemid 43161248)
2. Voerman GE, Gregoric M, Hermens HJ. Neurophysiological methods for the assessment of spasticity: The Hoffman refex, The tendon refex, And the stretch refex. Disabil Rehabil 2005; 27: 33-68. (Pubitemid 40136480)
3. Botte MJ, Nickel VL, Akeson WH. Spasticity and contracture. Physiologic aspects of formation. Clin orthop Relat Res 1988; 233: 7-18.
4. Wu CL, Huang MH, Lee CL, Liu CW, Lin LJ, Chen CH. Effect on spasticity after performance of dynamic-repeated-passive ankle joint motion exercise in chronic stroke patients. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2006; 22: 610-617.
5. Chang YJ, Fang CY, Hsu MJ, Lien HY, Wong MK. decrease of hypertonia after continuous passive motion treatment in individuals with spinal cord injury. Clin Rehabil 2007; 21: 712-718.
6. Bressel E, McNair PJ. The effect of prolonged static and cyclic stretching on ankle joint stiffness, Torque relaxation, And gait in people with stroke. Phys Ther 2002; 82: 880-887. (Pubitemid 34983272)
7. Nuyens GE, De Weerdt WJ, Spaepen Jr AJ, Kiekens C, Feys HM. Reduction of spastic hypertonia during repeated passive knee movements in stroke patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83: 930-935. (Pubitemid 34747576)
8. McNair PJ, Dombroski EW, Hewson DJ, Stanley SN. Stretching at the ankle joint: viscoelastic responses to holds and continuous passive motion. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001; 33: 354-358. (Pubitemid 32215280)
9. Ju y Y, Liu YC, Cheng hyk, Chang YJ. Rapid repetitive passive movement improves knee proprioception. Clin Biomech. 2011; 26, 188-193.
10. Burridge JH, Wood DE, Hermens HJ, Voerman GE, Johnson GR, Van Wijck F, et al. Theoretical and methodological considerations in the measurement of spasticity. disabil Rehabil 2005; 27: 69-80. (Pubitemid 40124837)
11. Zaino CA, Marchese VG, Westcott SL. Timed up and down stairs test: Preliminary reliability and validity of a new measure of functional mobility. Pediatr Phys Ther 2004; 16: 90-98. (Pubitemid 38669755)
12. Maher CA, Williams MT, Olds TS. The six-minute walk test for children with cerebral palsy. Int J Rehabil Res 2008; 31: 185-188. (Pubitemid 351667883)
13. Lance JW. Pathophysiology of spasticity and clinical experience with Baclofen. In: lance JW, Feldman RG, Young RR, Koella WP, Editors. Spasticity: disordered motor control. Chicago: year Book; 1980, P. 185-204.
14. Krause P, Szecsi J, Straube A. Changes in spastic muscle tone increase in patients with spinal cord injury using functional electrical stimulation and passive leg movements. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 627-634.
15. Lindberg PG, Gaverth J, Islam M, Fagergren A, Borg J, Forssberg H. validation of a new biomechanical model to measure muscle tone in spastic muscles. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2011; 25: 617-625.
16. Rosche J, Paulus C, Maisch U, Kaspar A, Mauch E, Kornhuber HH. The effects of therapy on spasticity utilizing a motorized exercise-cycle. Spinal Cord 1997; 35: 176-178. (Pubitemid 27116996)
17. Diserens K, Perret N, Chatelain S, Bashir S, Ruegg D, Vuadens P, et al. The effect of repetitive arm cycling on post stroke spasticity and motor control. Repetitive arm cycling and spasticity. J Neurol Sci 2007; 253: 18-24. (Pubitemid 46185447)
18. Taylor DC, Dalton Jr JD, Seaber AV, Garrett Jr WE. viscoelastic properties of muscle-tendon units. The biomechanical effects of stretching. Am J Sports Med 1990; 18: 300-309. (Pubitemid 20170328)
19. Smeulders MJC, Kreulen M. Myofascial force transmission and tendon transfer for patients suffering from spastic paresis: a review and some new observations. J Electromyogr kinesiol 2007; 17: 644-656. (Pubitemid 47615464)
20. Smeulders MJC, Kreulen M, Hage JJ, Huijing PA, Van der horst CMAM. Spastic muscle properties are affected by length changes of adjacent structures. Muscle Nerve 2005; 32: 208-215. (Pubitemid 41061494)
21. Cadenhead SL, McEwen IR, Thompson DM. Effect of passive range of motion exercises on lower-extremity goniometric measurements of adults with cerebral palsy: a single-subject design. Phys Ther 2002; 82: 658-669. (Pubitemid 34728976)
22. Tuzson AE, Granata KP, Abel MF. Spastic velocity threshold constrains functional performance in cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 1363-1368. (Pubitemid 37082326)