Resistance Training Combined With Stretching Increases Tendon Stiffness and Is More Effective Than Stretching Alone in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Resistance Training Combined With Stretching Increases Tendon Stiffness and Is More Effective Than Stretching Alone in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: Stretching is often used to increase/maintain muscle length and improve joint range of motion (ROM) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, outcomes at the muscle (remodeling) and resulting function appear to be highly variable and often unsatisfactory. During passive joint rotation, the...

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Main Authors: Barbara M. Kalkman, Gill Holmes, Lynn Bar-On, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Gabor J. Barton, Alfie Bass, David M. Wright, Roger Walton, Thomas D. O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
stretching
cerebral palsy
fascicle
ultrasound
tendon
stiffness
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00333/full

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