P 039 - Muscle fatigue during a short walking exercise in children with cerebral palsy who walk with a jump gait

Short walking exercise results in gait adaptations [1] and neuromuscular fatigue in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (BCP) who walk with a crouch gait [2]. It was suggested that the fatigue highlighted at the rectus femoris (RF) and gastrocnemius lateralis (GAL) muscles was related to the flexed posture maintained throughout the gait cycle. Jump gait, another common gait pattern in BCP, is characterized by an excessive knee flexion at initial contact, but near normal knee extension during stance.
Source: Gait and Posture - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research