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Task-Specific Sit-to-Stand Training for Self-Care and Mobility in Children with Cerebral Palsy

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August 2021

Task-Specific Sit-to-Stand Training for Self-Care and Mobility in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Vol: 83| Issue: 1| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Sit-to-stand training for self-care and mobility in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial.

Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 Jul 11. Online ahead of print.

Contributing Authors:
S Chaovalit KJ Dodd NF Taylor

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Synopsis

Thirty-eight children with cerebral palsy were randomized to receive 6 weeks of routine therapy plus sit-to-stand training (n=19) or control (hot-pack plus stretching; n=19). The outcomes of interest included the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM), self-care, mobility, and total scores, the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST), the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI), complia...

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