Does muscle fatigability impact on upper limb function and activity measures in children with unilateral cerebral palsy?

Abstract

The aim of this study was to gain insights into muscle fatigability according to anthropometric characteristics and to investigate the relation between muscle fatigability and body and activity measures in 41 children with unilateral cerbral palsy (UCP). So far, these relationships have not been addressed extensively. Although, it may be hypothesized that muscle fatigability, together with muscle weakness, have an important impact on children's functional level and daily activities. Our findings suggest that shoulder muscle strength and stereognosis are fairly related to muscle fatigability in children with UCP. No correlations were found for most of the activity measurements.