Gait Deviation Index of Children with Cerebral Palsy with Severe Gait Impairment

Preface: Physical Fitness and Functional Performance in People with Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Disorders and Challenges to Rehabilitation in Middle-Income Countries

“…Sheti and colleagues studied the gait deviation index for children with severe gait impairment to gain insight and assist clinicians in monitoring the effects of surgical and nonsurgical interventions in pediatric cerebral palsy patients. 12 Our observations in focused schools and rehabilitation centers reveal that routine care lacks integration of high-flexion postures such as squats, which are required for functioning in a traditional lifestyle. Therefore, we studied motor patterns adopted by healthy children to attain upright posture from a squat during a period of 12 mo.…”