Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Wrist and Finger Flexor Spasticity and Hand Functions in Cerebral Palsy

Yıldızgören, Mustafa Turgut; Yüzer, Güldal Funda Nakipoğlu; Ekiz, Timur; Özgirgin, Neşe

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.05.009

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“…It is a useful tool for assessing the relationship between manual ability and dystonia and choreoathetosis 11 , for identifying factors that might influence children's manual function in long term 12 , and for identifying children's upper limb impairments 13 . Moreover, ABILHAND-Kids questionnaire has been used as an outcome measure in several interventional studies [14][15][16][17][18] and in other clinical conditions such as radial deficiency 19 , obstetric brachial plexus injury 20 and paediatric ischaemic stroke 21 . ABILHAND-Kids has been translated to other languages, such as Turkish, English and Dutch 9,22 .…”

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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the ABILHAND-Kids for the Brazilian Portuguese

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“…The continued therapeutic of TEMS was also effective to decrease spasticity and function of upper and lower limbs in children with cerebral palsy. These changes provide some evidence to suggest the role of motor learning with the development of secondary repertoires of movement.…”

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“…Yıldızgören et al demonstrated that TEMS treatment applied for at least 6 weeks in addition to a conventional rehabilitation program and splinting had favorable effects on spasticity, wrist extension, and hand functions in 22 children of both sexes with unilateral cerebral palsy.…”

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“…Patients with mobility restriction in PICU commonly develop joint stiffness, which leads to reduced ROM . The findings of Yıldızgören et al show that TEMS treatment is more effective on increasing the ROM when it is combined with exercise and orthosis. Therefore, this would be a possible objective for the application of TEMS in the PICU scenario.…”

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Is transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation an alternative for preventing acquired muscle weakness in the pediatric intensive care unit? A scoping review

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Pediatric Pulmonology

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Background Transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation (TEMS) has been progressively used as add‐on therapy to reduce muscle atrophy in adults unable to carry out active mobilization in the intensive care unit (ICU). There are no studies addressing TEMS in the pediatric ICU. Therefore, we decided to develop a scoping review, a type of knowledge synthesis, which unlike systematic review, identify gaps in the literature to aid the planning and commissioning of future research. Objective To provide current perspectives on the application of TEMS for combating pediatric intensive care unit acquired weakness (PICUAW). Methods Online databases were used to identify papers published 2006–2016, from which we selected those used musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory performance as a primary or secondary outcome variable in participants under 18 years. Results The publications reported six clinical trials from 218 outpatients with 9.5 ± 8 years old. There were differences in current modulation and duration of TEMS sessions, with a predominance of high intensity and short duration in which a muscle contraction is triggered. The main use of TEMS was in pediatric neurological disorders. TEMS was more effective when compared with SHAM on spasticity, bone mineral density, disability, and gait. One study regarding spine injury showed improvement in VO2 (P = 0.035) when combined cycling with TEMS. Conclusion TEMS was an effective and safe treatment for musculoskeletal impairments and cardiorespiratory performance in children with neurological disorders. Although the physiopathology is different in outpatients, an individualized protocol with TEMS might be promising for preventing PICUAW. Its eﬀectiveness, however, deserves further investigation.

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“…The amplitude of movements in the elbow joint increased in some of the patients at the end of the study with this method, and that in the wrist joint improved in one patient [59]. Yιldizgören et al [60] observed an increased amplitude of movements in the wrist joint and decreased spasticity of arm and hand muscles in CP suffering children who received 30 min electrical muscle stimulation sessions daily for 6 weeks in addition to routine exercise.…”

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Neurorehabilitation of patients with cerebral palsy

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Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Wrist and Finger Flexor Spasticity and Hand Functions in Cerebral Palsy

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the ABILHAND-Kids for the Brazilian Portuguese

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the ABILHAND-Kids for the Brazilian Portuguese

Is transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation an alternative for preventing acquired muscle weakness in the pediatric intensive care unit? A scoping review

Neurorehabilitation of patients with cerebral palsy

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