TA Bania
The effects of progressive resistance training on daily physical activity in young people with cerebral palsy : a randomised controlled trial
Bania, TA; Dodd, KJ; Baker, RJ; Graham, HK; Taylor, NF
Authors
KJ Dodd
RJ Baker
HK Graham
NF Taylor
Abstract
Purpose: To examine if individualised resistance training increases the daily physical activity of adolescents and young adults with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Young people with bilateral spastic CP were randomly assigned to intervention or to usual care. The
intervention group completed an individualised lower limb progressive resistance training programme twice a week for 12 weeks in community gymnasiums. The primary outcome was daily physical activity (number of steps, and time sitting and lying). Secondary outcomes included muscle strength measured with a one-repetition maximum (1RM) leg press and reverse leg press. Outcomes were measured at baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks. Results: From
the 36 participants with complete data at 12 weeks, there were no between-group differences for any measure of daily physical activity. There was a likely increase in leg press strength in favour of the intervention group (mean difference 11.8 kg; 95% CI -1.4 to 25.0). No significant adverse events occurred during training. Conclusions: A short-term resistance training
programme that may increase leg muscle strength was not effective in increasing daily physical activity. Other strategies are needed to address the low-daily physical activity levels of young people with bilateral spastic CP.
Citation
Bania, T., Dodd, K., Baker, R., Graham, H., & Taylor, N. (2015). The effects of progressive resistance training on daily physical activity in young people with cerebral palsy : a randomised controlled trial. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(7), 620-626. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1055376
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 22, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 9, 2015 |
Publication Date | Jun 9, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Aug 13, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 13, 2015 |
Journal | Disability and Rehabilitation |
Print ISSN | 0963-8288 |
Electronic ISSN | 1464-5165 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 38 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 620-626 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1055376 |
Keywords | Cerebral palsy, motor activity, resistance training, sedentary behaviour, sedentary lifestyle |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1055376 |
Related Public URLs | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/idre20/current |
Additional Information | Projects : Targeted strength training to improve functional walking capacity of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy |
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