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A single-subject, ABA design was used to determine the effects of an upper extremity inhibitive weight-bearing cast on tone reduction and functional performance in a child with cerebral palsy. The subject was a 17-month-old boy diagnosed with spastic hemiplegia. Passive range of motion in the hand was measured with a grip circumference measuring cone; tone in the hand was estimated by hand surface area as determined by a tracing of the hand while the child was bearing weight on the affected hand; and functional performance of the affected arm was observed during play with two balls. All measures increased during the intervention phase. Gains in passive range of motion and hand area remained throughout the post-intervention phase. The inhibitive weight-bearing mitt was found to be an effective adjunct to neurodevelopmental treatment for this child.
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PMID:Effect of an inhibitive weight-bearing mitt on tone reduction and functional performance in a child with cerebral palsy. 1577 26

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of task-specific plantar flexor training on walking ability indices in a patient with a paretic ankle. [Subject and Methods] The subject was a 65-year-old male patient with right hemiplegia due to a left medullary ventral infarction. An ABA' single-subject design was adopted. The independent variable was a task-specific plantar flexor training exercise, similar to that during walking, targeting the paretic ankle. The dependent variables were the isometric ankle plantar flexor strength, maximum walking speed, step length, and trailing limb angle in the paretic terminal stance phase. The B study phase was divided into B1 and B2 phases. A two standard-deviation-band method was used to evaluate improvement. [Results] Improvements in the paretic plantar flexor strength, maximum walking speed, step length, and trailing limb angle in the B2 phase were observed. The improvements in the maximum walking speed, step length, and trailing limb angle were sustained in the A' study phase. [Conclusion] These results suggest that task-specific plantar flexor training exercise is efficacious in improving the walking ability index of a paretic ankle.
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PMID:Effects of task-specific paretic ankle plantar flexor training on walking in a stroke patient: a single-case study. 2958 68