The effect of partial body weight support on the oxygen cost of walking in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy

Viswanath B. Unnithan; Ellinor M. Kenne; Lynne Logan; Scott Collier; Margaret Turk

doi:10.1123/pes.18.1.11

The effect of partial body weight support on the oxygen cost of walking in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy

Viswanath B. Unnithan, Ellinor M. Kenne, Lynne Logan, Scott Collier, Margaret Turk

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The aim of this study was to assess the effect of partial body weight support on the oxygen cost of treadmill walking in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Five children and adolescents (2 girls and 3 boys) with spastic CP (12.4 ± 3.6 years) volunteered for the study. Participants performed three 4-min tread mill walks on three separate days at their comfortable treadmill walking speeds. At each visit a different partial body weight harness setting was used. Significant (p < .05) differences in oxygen cost were found when the harness was worn but not connected to the support frame. Partial body weight support reduces the oxygen cost of walking in children and adolescents with spastic CP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-21
Number of pages	11
Journal	Pediatric Exercise Science
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.18.1.11
Publication status	Published - Mar 2006
Externally published	Yes

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