Treadmill perturbations to quantify stretch reflexes during gait in children with cerebral palsy

Lizeth Sloot; Eline Flux; Annemieke Buizer; J. Harlaar; Marjolein van der Krogt

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.07.018

Treadmill perturbations to quantify stretch reflexes during gait in children with cerebral palsy

Lizeth Sloot, Eline Flux, Annemieke Buizer, J. Harlaar, Marjolein van der Krogt

Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control

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Abstract

Spasticity, i.e. exaggerated velocity-dependent stretch reflex activity, is one of the key impairments in neurological diseases, but its effect on gait is unclear [1]. To quantify spastic reflexes during gait, ankle rotations have been applied by mechanical devices [2,3], but these are cumbersome and can affect gait. Recently, it has been shown that treadmill accelerations can be used to evoke stretch reflexes during gait in the calf muscles of healthy adults [4]. However, the applicability of this approach in children and in patients with neurological diseases has yet to be demonstrated.

Original language	English
Pages	21-22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.07.018
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	26th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC 2017) - Trondheim, Norway Duration: 6 Sep 2017 → 9 Sep 2017

Conference

Conference	26th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC 2017)
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Trondheim
Period	6/09/17 → 9/09/17

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Gait & Posture, Volume 57, Supplement 1, (September 2017)

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Treadmill perturbations to quantify stretch reflexes during gait in children with cerebral palsy. / Sloot, Lizeth; Flux, Eline; Buizer, Annemieke et al.

2017. 21-22 Abstract from 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC 2017), Trondheim, Norway.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific

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