Short walking exercise leads to gait changes and muscle fatigue in children with cerebral palsy who walk with jump gait.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Feb 10. Online ahead of print. Parent A, Dal Maso F, Pouliot-Laforte A, Cherni Y, Marois P, Ballaz L.

Purpose: To evaluate kinematic changes and muscle fatigue in jump gait during a walking exercise, and the relationship between kinematic changes and muscle fatigue and strength.

Conclusions: Children with CP who walked with jump gait and who had knee extensor weakness were more prone to an increase in knee flexion during a continuous walk. The fatigue in the gluteus medius muscle suggests that physical intervention should target the endurance of this muscle to improve jump gait.

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