Feasibility study on a longer side-alternating vibration therapy protocol (15 min per session) in children and adolescents with mild cerebral palsy

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Feasibility study on a longer side-alternating vibration therapy protocol (15 min per session) in children and adolescents with mild cerebral palsy

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Objective: Previous studies on side-alternating vibration therapy (sVT) have usually used a 9 min intervention protocol. We performed a feasibility study aimed at assessing the safety, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of a longer sVT protocol (15 min per session) in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Fifteen participants aged 5.2-17.4 years (median = 12.4 years) with CP GMFCS level II underwent 20 weeks of sVT consisting of 15 min sessions 4 days/week. Parti...

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2023-01

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Adaikina, Alena / Derraik, José GB / McMillan, Janene / Colle, Patricia / Hofman, Paul L / Gusso, Silmara

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/66111

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6 min walk test / body composition / cerebral palsy / physical function / protocol duration / side-alternating vibration therapy / 3213 Paediatrics / 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period / Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities / Pediatric / Clinical Research / Brain Disorders / Prevention / 6.7 Physical / 6 Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions / Musculoskeletal / 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine / 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences

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