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Title: | Upper Extremity Muscle Strength in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Bilateral Problem? | Authors: | Dekkers, Koen J F M RAMECKERS, Eugene Smeets, Rob J E M Gordon, Andrew M Speth, Lucianne A W M Ferre, Claudio L Janssen-Potten, Yvonne J M |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Source: | PHYSICAL THERAPY, 100 (12) , p. 2205 -2216 | Abstract: | Objective The objective was to investigate whether muscle strength in the nonaffected and affected upper extremities (UEs) in children (7–12 years) with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) differs from that in children with typical development (TD). Methods A cross-sectional study design was used. Isometric arm strength (wrist flexion, wrist extension with flexed and extended fingers, elbow flexion/extension) was assessed in 72 children (mean age = 9.3 [SD = 1.9] years) with USCP, and isometric grip/pinch strength was assessed in 86 children (mean age = 9.3 [SD = 1.8] years) with USCP. Arm/grip/pinch strength was assessed in 120 children (mean age = 9.5 [SD = 1.7] years) with TD. Arm strength was measured with a hand-held dynamometer, and grip/pinch strength was measured with a calibrated, modified (digitized) grip dynamometer and a pinch meter. The nonaffected UE of children with USCP was compared with the preferred UE of children with TD because both sides represent the preferred UE. The affected UE was compared with the nonpreferred UE of children with TD, as both sides represent the nonpreferred UE. Results In all measurements except for grip strength of the preferred UE, children with USCP were weaker than children with TD. Conclusions In children with USCP, muscle strength weakness exists in both UEs. Impact When unimanual or bimanual ability limitations are present in children with unilateral cerebral palsy, investigation of the muscle strength of the nonaffected UE should be part of the assessment. | Keywords: | Cerebral Palsy;Muscle Strength;Hand Strength;Muscle Weakness;Hemiplegia | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/33291 | ISSN: | 0031-9023 | e-ISSN: | 1538-6724 | DOI: | 10.1093/ptj/pzaa155 | ISI #: | WOS:000606022700015 | Rights: | The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Physical Therapy Association. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2022 |
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