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http://dx.doi.org/10.21598/JKPNFA.2021.19.3.441

Effect of Strength Training Combined with Blood Flow Restriction Exercise on Leg Muscle Thickness in Children with Cerebral Palsy  

Mun, Dal-Ju (Department of Physical Therapy, Taegu Science University)
Park, Jae-Cheol (Department of Physical Therapy, Jeon Nam Techno University)
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PNF and Movement / v.19, no.3, 2021 , pp. 441-449 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of strength training combined with blood flow restriction on leg muscle thickness in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Nineteen children with cerebral palsy, aged between five and 10 years of age, living in area N, were recruited. Ten participants were classified into a blood flow restriction group and nine into a strength exercise group. The experimental group performed strength training using a blood flow restriction cuff on the leg, and the control group performed strength training without blood flow restriction. A paired t-test was performed to confirm intragroup changes before and after five weeks of the experiment, and an independent t-test was performed to confirm intergroup changes, and the significance level was α=0.05. Results: The rectus femoris, gastrocnemius and gluteus medius muscles showed significant differences in the groups after five weeks (p<0.05). There was a significant difference between the groups in the rectus femoris and gastrocnemius after five weeks (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was found that strength training combined with blood flow restriction had a positive effect on the changes in leg muscle thickness in children with cerebral palsy. This suggests the possibility of using it in the future as basic data for strength training methods and blood flow restriction exercises for children with cerebral palsy.
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Edema; Pumping exercise; Elastic compression stockings;
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