In:
Pediatric Exercise Science, Human Kinetics, Vol. 28, No. 2 ( 2016-05), p. 304-311
Abstract:
Little is known about the effects of acute exercise on the cognitive functioning of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Selected cognitive functions were thus measured using a pediatric version of the Stroop test before and after maximal, locomotor based aerobic exercise in 16 independently ambulatory children (8 children with CP), 6–15 years old. Intense exercise had: 1) a significant, large, positive effect on reaction time (RT) for the CP group (preexercise: 892 ± 56.5 ms vs. postexercise: 798 ± 45.6 ms, p 〈 .002, d = 1.87) with a trend for a similar but smaller response for the typically developing (TD) group (preexercise: 855 ± 56.5 ms vs. postexercise: 822 ± 45.6 ms, p 〈 .08, d = 0.59), and 2) a significant, medium, negative effect on the interference effect for the CP group (preexercise: 4.5 ± 2.5%RT vs. postexercise: 13 ± 2.9%RT, p 〈 .04, d = 0.77) with no significant effect for the TD group (preexercise: 7.2 ± 2.5%RT vs. postexercise: 6.9 ± 2.9%RT, p 〉 .4, d = 0.03). Response accuracy was high in both groups pre- and postexercise ( 〉 96%). In conclusion, intense exercise impacts cognitive functioning in children with CP, both by increasing processing speed and decreasing executive function.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0899-8493
,
1543-2920
DOI:
10.1123/pes.2015-0110
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Human Kinetics
Publication Date:
2016
SSG:
31
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