Federica Camuncoli, Alessia Barbonetti, Luigi Piccinini, Eugenio Di Stanislao, Claudio Corbetta, Gabriele Dell'Orto, Filippo Bertozzi, Manuela Galli
Running is an essential activity for children with cerebral palsy (CP). This study aims to characterize the locomotor pattern of running in hemiplegic children with new generation ankle foot orthosis (AFOs) conceived to foster intense motor activities such as running. A group of 18 children with spastic hemiplegia was recruited. A biomechanical multivariable comparison was made between barefoot and with AFO running trials. The focus was devoted to bilateral sagittal plane hip, knee, ankle kinematics and kinetics, and three-dimensional ground reaction forces...
October 30, 2022: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health