《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 971-975.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2019.08.015

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Effect of Sensomotor Insole on Gait and Energy Expenditure for Children with Cerebral Palsy

PANG Dong-qing3, LIU Jie-sheng2, LIU Jin-song3, WU Wei-hong4   

  1. 1.Spine Surgery Department; c. Children Rehabilitation Department, Beijing Bo’ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
    2.Orthosis Department; c. Children Rehabilitation Department, Beijing Bo’ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
    3.Orthosis Department; c. Children Rehabilitation Department, Beijing Bo’ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
    4.Neurology Department, Beijing Huaxin Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100016, China
  • Received:2018-10-23 Revised:2019-02-21 Published:2019-08-25 Online:2019-08-16
  • Contact: WU Wei-hong, E-mail: wwh_kfzx@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Special Fund Projects of Basic Research of Public Benefits for Institutes at Central Governmental Level (No. 2015CZ-15)

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effects of sensomotor insole (SMI) on gait and energy expenditure in children with spastic cerebral palsy during walking. Methods From December, 2014 to March, 2016, 42 children with spastic cerebral palsy aged three to 15 years were recruited. Their gait parameters and energy expenditure of six minute walking were measured under two test conditions: walking with shoes and walking with shoes and SMI. Results After wearing SMI, the walking distance, speed, left step length and right step length were all greater (t = -6.022~-4.331, Z= -4.814~-4.183, P < 0.001), the both feet single limb support was shorter (t = 2.954, P < 0.05), and the energy expenditure was higher than before (t = -2.358, P < 0.05). Conclusion SMI as a sort of orthopedic insole, could improve the gait parameters of children with cerebral palsy immediately after wearing it, and increase the energy expenditure slightly.

Key words: cerebral palsy, children, sensomotor insole, gait analysis, energy expenditure

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