Within this context, the amount of attentional resources which need to be solicited can provide information on two complementary dimensions. These data also suggest that it is the control of the temporal rather than the spatial parameters of the head which are mainly altered in CP children.Įven though static postural control and locomotion are considered as automatic processes, this control requires, however, a significant amount of attentional resources. Locomotion is generally characterized by an increase of stretching reflexes at short latencies and by a low level of activation associated to a low modulation of gastrocnemius muscles. They exhibit a uniform muscular activation with a high level of co-activation. The common point of all these studies is the existence of immature motor patterns, probably related to an inability to implement more elaborated and adapted motor patterns with respect the task to perform.ĬP children do not develop the characteristics of the plant grad locomotion. It is the main cause of postural and motor deficits in children.ĭuring the past 20 years, the postural deficits exhibited by these children have been attributed to various factors :
Why Should I Register and Submit Results?Ĭerebral palsy (CP) concerns 2 children out of 1000 in the general population (SCPE 2002).
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