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Immediate effects of quick trunk movement exercise on sit-to-stand movement in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study.

[Purpose] This pilot study examined the immediate effects of quick-seated trunk exercise on sit-to-stand movement in children with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Five children with spastic cerebral palsy (hemiplegia, 3; diplegia, 2; age 6-17 years) performed five sessions of natural-seated trunk exercise at a self-selected speed (control). Following a 50-min rest period, five sessions of the quick-seated trunk exercise were conducted (experimental intervention) for each child. Each seated trunk exercise included 10 repetitions in the anterior-posterior and lateral directions. Sit-to-stand was assessed before and after each intervention using a motion analysis system. The total sit-to-stand task duration and sagittal, angular movements of the trunk, hip, knee, and ankle were calculated. [Results] There was a significant difference in the total duration of the sit-to-stand movement before and after natural-seated trunk exercise (2.40 ± 0.67 s vs. 2.24 ± 0.44 s) as well as quick seated trunk exercise (2.41 ± 0.54 s vs. 2.06 ± 0.45 s). However, the sit-to-stand duration increased after natural-seated trunk exercise in one participant while that after quick-seated trunk exercise decreased in all participants. [Conclusion] Performing a trunk exercise in a seated position resulted in immediate improvement of the temporal sit-to-stand parameters in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

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