Increasing motor variability facilitates motor learning of trunk postural control during sitting in children with cerebral palsy

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Abstract
Many children with cerebral palsy (CP) exhibit impairments in trunk postural control, particularly the second level of postural control. Results from this study suggest that applying repeated pelvis perturbations during sitting astride may induce an improvement in reactive trunk postural control in children with CP. Further, increasing motor variability by applying repeated VARIED force perturbations may be more effective than the CONSTANT perturbations in promoting motor learning of improved head stability and reactive trunk postural control in children with CP.
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  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS115487)

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