Vibration-Assisted Home Training Program for Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Overview

Journal Child Neurol Open

Specialty Neurology

Date 2018 Jul 7

PMID 29977975

Citations 4

Authors

Christina Stark

Ibrahim Duran

Sebahattin Cirak

Stefanie Hamacher

Heike-Katharina Hoyer-Kuhn

Oliver Semler

Eckhard Schoenau

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a new method of vibration-assisted neuromuscular rehabilitation in patients with spinal muscular atrophy types II and III. In this retrospective observational study, 38 children (mean age: 4.64 ± 1.95 years) were analyzed. The physiotherapy program, , combines 6 months of home-based side-alternating whole-body vibration with interval blocks of intensive, goal-directed rehabilitation: 13 days at the start and 6 days after 3 months. Assessments were applied at the beginning (M0), after 6 months of home-based training (M6), and after 6 months of follow-up (M12). Motor abilities were assessed by the Gross Motor Function Measure 66 and Hammersmith Functional Mobility Scale. The Gross Motor Function Measure showed an increase of 1.69 (3.73) points ( = .124) and the Hammersmith Functional Mobility Scale a significant increase of 2.73 ± 1.79 points ( = .007) after 12 months; however, whether this leads to a long-term clinical benefit requires further investigation.

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