Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회지)
- Volume 18 Issue 2
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- Pages.17-28
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- 2011
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- 2733-6441(pISSN)
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- 2733-645X(eISSN)
The Effects of The Lower Extremity Muscle Strengthening Exercise on Walking and Balance of Children with Cerebral Palsy
하지근력강화운동이 뇌성마비 아동의 균형과 보행에 미치는 영향
- Ryu, In-Jung (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Hanlyo University) ;
- Son, Kyung-Hyun (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Hanlyo University)
- Received : 2011.06.04
- Accepted : 2011.06.21
- Published : 2011.06.30
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to ascertain the effects of the lower extremity muscle strengthening exercise on balance and ambulation of children with cerebral palsy. Methods: 10 subjects who participated in this research undertook the 12-week the lower extremity muscle strengthening exercise program, which consisted of a series of mat exercises and sling exercises. The statistical significances were examined by using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, a non-parametric test, for evaluating the improvement of balance and ambulation of the subjects. In order to evaluate the correlation among the variables, Pearson's correlation coefficients were also calculated. In all statistical analyses the significance level was selected as