Is prophylactic formal fusion with implant revision necessary in non-ambulatory children with spinal muscular atrophy and growing rods who are no longer lengthened?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Spine deformity"
DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00077-6
Abstract: STUDY DESIGN Single center, retrospective chart review. OBJECTIVES To determine if routine posterior spinal fusion (PSF) is unnecessary in non-ambulatory growing rod graduates with SMA. Most non-ambulatory children with SMA develop early-onset scoliosis (EOS). Posterior… read more here.
Keywords: non ambulatory; ambulatory children; revision; age ... See more keywords
Feasibility and Utility of a Fitbit Tracker Among Ambulatory Children and Youth With Disabilities.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Pediatric exercise science"
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2022-0121
Abstract: PURPOSE To examine the feasibility and utility of the Fitbit Charge HR to estimate physical activity among ambulatory children and youth with disabilities. METHOD Participants (4-17 y old) with disabilities were recruited and asked to wear… read more here.
Keywords: fitbit; youth disabilities; among ambulatory; children youth ... See more keywords
Monitoring of child-specific activities in ambulatory children with and without developmental disabilities
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "BMC Pediatrics"
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05489-9
Abstract: Pediatric healthcare professionals facilitate children to enhance and maintain a physically active lifestyle. Activity monitors (AM) can help pediatric healthcare professionals assess physical activity in everyday life. However, validation research of activity monitors has often… read more here.
Keywords: developmental disabilities; children without; pediatric healthcare; ambulatory children ... See more keywords
Effects of a Standing Program for Ambulatory Children with Myelomeningocele: A Single-Subject Design
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "Healthcare"
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13192545
Abstract: Background/Objectives: Children with myelomeningocele (MMC) often experience lower extremity muscular contractures, which can impact their functional mobility. While standing programs have demonstrated benefits for children with other neuromuscular conditions, there is limited evidence on their… read more here.
Keywords: subject design; single subject; program; ambulatory children ... See more keywords
Increased Upper Extremity Muscle Mass in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "Life"
DOI: 10.3390/life14030303
Abstract: Aim: To compare muscle mass in the upper and lower extremities between ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. Materials and Methods: A total of 21 children aged 2 to 12… read more here.
Keywords: extremity; children cerebral; muscle mass; mass ... See more keywords
Non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: effects of four months of static and dynamic standing exercise on passive range of motion and spasticity in the hip
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "PeerJ"
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8561
Abstract: Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the effects of four months of two types of structured training regimes, static standing (StS) versus dynamic standing (DyS), on passive range of motion (PROM) and… read more here.
Keywords: non ambulatory; ambulatory children; hip; spasticity ... See more keywords