Function and respiratory muscle strength in children with cerebral palsy: case report
Introduction: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive disorder secondary to injury to the immature brain and which mainly results in motor disturbance. Objective: To investigate the relationship between lung function and respiratory muscle strength in children aged six to 12 years with cerebral palsy GM...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/7517 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/7517 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cerebral Palsy Spirometry Physical Therapy Specialty. Paralisia Cerebral Espirometria Fisioterapia. |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive disorder secondary to injury to the immature brain and which mainly results in motor disturbance. Objective: To investigate the relationship between lung function and respiratory muscle strength in children aged six to 12 years with cerebral palsy GMFCS levels I, II and III. Methods: This is a case report, with convenience sample, as a single evaluation that was constituted in: identification card and characterization, anthropometric evaluation, pulmonary function and muscle strength tests were performed. Results: The 3 participants had preserved pulmonary function when compared to their predicted values. Regarding respiratory muscle strength, the less functional participant, GMFCS III, presented respiratory muscle strength lower than 50% of predicted. Conclusion: In the present study, there was no relation between pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in children between the ages of 6 and 12 years, with Cerebral Paralysis of the diplegia type, GMFCS levels II and III. |
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