We have located links that may give you full text access.
Experience with jumping mechanography in children with cerebral palsy.
Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions 2017 September 2
OBJECTIVES: Jumping mechanography provides robust motor function indicators among healthy children. The aim of the study was to assess the reproducibility and validity of jumping mechanography conducted as single two-legged jump (S2LJ) in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
METHODS: 215 S2LJ investigations from a sample of 75 children with CP were eligible for evaluation. For the estimation of the reproducibility, only the baseline set of data per patient were used. Gross motor function was evaluated by the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66). In 135 S2LJ investigations, GMFM-66 was assessed within a week in the same child. This data was used for validity assessment.
RESULTS: Coefficients of variation for the main outcome parameters ranged between 6.15-9.71%, except for jump height (CV%=27.3%). The intraclass correlation coefficients for peak velocity (Vmax ) and peak power relative to body weight (Pmax /mass) was 0.927 and 0.931. Vmax and Pmax /mass were also the test parameters with the strongest correlation to the GMFM-66 score (⟩0.7).
CONCLUSIONS: S2LJ assessed in the present study provided reproducible outcome measures particularly for Vmax and Pmax/mass in children with CP. Further, Vmax and Pmax /mass showed the strongest correlation with the GMFM-66 score and seem to be the most relevant evaluation criteria.
METHODS: 215 S2LJ investigations from a sample of 75 children with CP were eligible for evaluation. For the estimation of the reproducibility, only the baseline set of data per patient were used. Gross motor function was evaluated by the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66). In 135 S2LJ investigations, GMFM-66 was assessed within a week in the same child. This data was used for validity assessment.
RESULTS: Coefficients of variation for the main outcome parameters ranged between 6.15-9.71%, except for jump height (CV%=27.3%). The intraclass correlation coefficients for peak velocity (Vmax ) and peak power relative to body weight (Pmax /mass) was 0.927 and 0.931. Vmax and Pmax /mass were also the test parameters with the strongest correlation to the GMFM-66 score (⟩0.7).
CONCLUSIONS: S2LJ assessed in the present study provided reproducible outcome measures particularly for Vmax and Pmax/mass in children with CP. Further, Vmax and Pmax /mass showed the strongest correlation with the GMFM-66 score and seem to be the most relevant evaluation criteria.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Review article: Recent advances in ascites and acute kidney injury management in cirrhosis.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2024 March 26
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app