Postural orientation and standing postural alignment in ambulant children with bilateral cerebral palsy |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medical Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Medyków 12, Poland;2. Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Medyków 12, Poland;1. Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil;2. Department of Health Science, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rod. Governador Jorge Lacerda, n° 3201 - Km 35, 4, 88905-355 Araranguá, SC, Brazil;1. Orthopaedic Hospital for Children, Behandlungszentrum Aschau GmbH, Bernauerstr. 18, 83229 Aschau i. Chiemgau, Germany;2. Department of Sport Science, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstr. 123 b, 91058 Erlangen, Germany;1. Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark;2. Human Movement Analysis Lab., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark;3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundStanding postural alignment in children with cerebral palsy is usually altered by central postural control disorders. The primary aim of this study is to describe body alignment in a quiet standing position in ambulatory children with bilateral cerebral palsy compared with children with typical development.MethodsFifty-eight children with bilateral cerebral palsy (aged 7–13 years) and 45 age-matched children with typical development underwent a surface topography examination based on Moiré topography and were classified according to their sagittal postural profiles.FindingsThe following eight grouping variables were extracted using a data reduction technique: angle of trunk inclination, pelvic tilt, and lordosis, the difference between kyphosis and lordosis, angle of vertebral lateral curvature, shoulder inclination, and shoulder and pelvic rotation. According to the cluster analysis results, 25% of the participants were classified into Cluster 1, 9% into Cluster 2, 49% in Cluster 3, and 17% in Cluster 4.InterpretationThree different postural patterns emerged in accordance with the sagittal postural profiles in children with bilateral cerebral palsy and were defined as follows: 1) a lordotic postural pattern corresponding to forward-leaning posture; 2) a swayback postural pattern corresponding to backward-leaning posture; and 3) a balanced postural pattern corresponding to balanced posture. |
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