[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the effects of Vojta therapy on spatiotemporal
gait parameters in children with spastic diplegia. [Methods] The study population
consisted of 3 children diagnosed with spastic diplegia. The subjects were treated with
Vojta therapy for 8 weeks and followed up for 8 weeks after completion of the therapy.
Vicon motion analysis was used to determine the subjects’ spatiotemporal gait parameters.
[Results] The following results were noted in the changes of each joint angle in the
sagittal plane after Vojta therapy. Subject 1 remained in phase throughout the entire gait
cycle and did not show any noticeable improvement, even demonstrating a negative range of
motion when compared to the baseline. Subject 2 showed a normal anti-phase in heel strike,
and the mid-stance, and swing phases. Subject 3 showed a normal anti-phase in heel strike
and mid-stance, but the anti-phase during the swing phase was not significantly different
from the baseline. For subjects 2 and 3, compared to the baseline, the range of motion of
the hip and knee increased but the range of motion of the ankle decreased. [Conclusion]
The findings of this study indicate that Vojta therapy can do a good role in improve the
spatiotemporal gait parameters of children with spastic diplegia.
[Purpose] This study compared the coordination patterns of the trunk and pelvis in the
transverse plane between healthy subjects and patients with chronic low back pain during
an anterior load carriage task at various walking speeds. [Subjects] Ten healthy subjects
and 10 patients with chronic low back pain performed an anterior carriage task with a load
of 10% body weight at walking speeds of 3.5, 4.5, or 5.5 km/h. [Methods] The trunk and
pelvic kinematics were measured by using a motion analysis system. During the anterior
carriage task, the continuous relative phase differed significantly between groups with
respect to walking speed. [Results] The continuous relative phase was more anti-phase in
the chronic low back pain group than the control group. The inter-group continuous
relative phase pattern was affected by walking at 5.5 km/h. [Conclusion] Compared to
controls, subjects with chronic low back pain are unable to establish an in-phase between
the trunk and pelvis from walking at 3.5 to 5.5 km/h during an anterior carriage task.
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