In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 17, No. 6 ( 2022-6-22), p. e0270145-
Abstract:
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to measure the effect of dual tasks on gait stability in ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to typically developing (TD) children. Methods The children of the CP (n = 20) and TD groups (n = 20) walked first without a dual task, then while counting forward and finally while alternatively naming fruits and animals (DT f/a ). They then completed the same cognitive exercises while sitting comfortably. We calculated the distance between the foot placement estimator (FPE) and the real foot placement in the anterior direction (D FPE AP) and in the mediolateral direction (D FPE ML) as a measure of gait stability, in a gait laboratory using an optoelectronic system. Cognitive scores were computed. Comparisons within and between groups were analysed with linear mixed models. Results The dual task had a significant effect on the CP group in D FPE AP and D FPE ML. The CP group was more affected than the TD group during dual task in the D FPE ML. Children in both groups showed significant changes in gait stability during dual tasks. Interpretation The impact of dual task on gait stability is possibly due to the sharing of attention between gait and the cognitive task. All children favoured a ‘posture second’ strategy during the dual task of alternatively naming animals and fruits. Children with CP increased their mediolateral stability during dual task.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.t003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.s003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.r001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.r002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.r003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0270145.r004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2022
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2267670-3
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