RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of Dynamic Suit Orthoses on the Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review
A1 Belizón-Bravo, Natalia
A1 Romero-Galisteo, Rita Pilar
A1 Cano-Bravo, Fátima
A1 González-Medina, Gloria
A1 Pinero‐Pinto, Elena
A1 Luque-Moreno, Carlos
K1 Niños paralíticos cerebrales - Ejercicios terapéuticos
K1 Trastornos motores
AB Dynamic suit orthoses (DSO) are currently used as a complementary treatment method inchildren with Cerebral Palsy (cwCP). The aim of this review was to assess the effects of interventionswith DSO on the altered spatio-temporal gait parameters (STGPs) in cwCP. An electronic searchwas conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE/PubMed,and CINAHL databases up to July 2021. We included a total of 12 studies, which showed greatheterogeneity in terms of design type, sample size, and intervention performed (two employed aTherasuit, three employed the Adeli suit, three employed Theratogs, one employed elastomerictissue dynamic orthosis, one employed a full-body suit, one employed external belt orthosis, andone employed dynamic orthosis composed of trousers and T-shirt). The Cochrane collaboration’stool and the Checklist for Measuring Study Quality were used to assess the risk of bias and themethodological quality of the studies. It was variable according to the Checklist for MeasuringStudy Quality, and it oscillated between eight and 23. The studies of higher methodological qualityshowed significant post-intervention changes in walking speed (which is the most widely evaluatedparameter), cadence, stride length, and step length symmetry. Although the evidence is limited, theintervention with DSO combined with a programme of training/physical therapy seems to havepositive effects on the STGPs in cwCP, with the functional improvements that it entails. Despite theimmediate effect after one session, a number of sessions between 18 and 60 is recommended to obtainoptimum results. Future studies should measure all STGPs, and not only the main ones, such as gaitspeed, in order to draw more accurate conclusions on the functional improvement of gait after theuse of this type of intervention.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39545
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39545
LA eng
NO Belizon-Bravo, N., Romero-Galisteo, R. P., Cano-Bravo, F., Gonzalez-Medina, G., Pinero-Pinto, E., & Luque-Moreno, C. (2021). Effects of dynamic suit orthoses on the spatio-temporal gait parameters in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Children, 8(11), 1016.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026