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The Effects of Gluteal Taping on Pelvic Alignment, Trunk Stability, and Balance during Sitting in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy  

Seo, Hye-Jung (Department of Physical Therapy, General Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu)
Kim, Joong-Hwi (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine Science, Catholic University of Daegu)
Choi, Myung-Jin (Department of Physical Therapy, Bobath Children's Hospital)
Jeong, Hye-Su (Department of Physical Therapy, Bobath Children's Hospital)
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The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy / v.26, no.5, 2014 , pp. 308-314 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of gluteal taping on pelvic alignment, trunk stability, and balance during sitting posture in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Thirteen children with unilateral cerebral palsy (six females. seven males; mean age 8.5) participated in this study. All participants were evaluated before and after gluteal taping using an Inclinometer for pelvic lateral inclination, trunk impairment scale (TIS) for trunk stability, and modified functional reaching test for balance during sitting. The collected data were analyzed using a paired t-test. Results: The results of this study were as follows: 1) Statistically significant decreases in the angle of pelvic lateral inclination were observed after gluteal taping in children with unilateral CP (p<.05). 2) Statistically significant increases in TIS score were observed after gluteal taping (p<.05). 3) Statistically significant increases in the range of reaching during sitting were observed after gluteal taping (p<.05). Conclusion: : In conclusion, this study showed that gluteal taping improves pelvic alignment, trunk stability, and balance during sitting in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Further studies will be required to determine the short- and long-term effects of gluteal taping on improving postural symmetry, trunk stability, and balance.
Keywords
Gluteal taping; Pelvic alignment; Trunk stability; Balance; Sitting; Unilateral cerebral palsy;
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