Metabolic, cardiorespiratory, and neuromuscular fitness performance in children with cerebral palsy: A comparison with healthy youth

Claudia Cardona García, Alberto Alcocer-Gamboa, Margarita Pérez Ruiz, Ignacio Martínez Caballero, Avery D Faigenbaum, Jonathan Esteve-Lanao, Beatriz Moral Saiz, Teresa Martín Lorenzo, Sergio Lerma Lara, Claudia Cardona García, Alberto Alcocer-Gamboa, Margarita Pérez Ruiz, Ignacio Martínez Caballero, Avery D Faigenbaum, Jonathan Esteve-Lanao, Beatriz Moral Saiz, Teresa Martín Lorenzo, Sergio Lerma Lara

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess metabolic, cardiorespiratory, and neuromuscular fitness parameters in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and to compare these findings with typically developing children. 40 children with CP (21 males, 19 females; mean age, 11.0±3.3 yr; range, 6.5-17.1 yr; Gross Motor Function Classification System levels 1 or 2) and 40 healthy, age- and sex-matched children completed a test battery that consisted of 8 tests and 28 measures that assessed cardio-respiratory fitness, energy expenditure, anaerobic endurance, muscle strength, agility, stability and flexibility. Children with CP had significantly lower performance (P<0.05) on most cardiorespiratory and metabolic tests than those of healthy children, Differences in neuromuscular measures of muscular strength, speed, agility, anaerobic endurance, and flexibility between groups were most apparent. Grouped differences in cardiorespiratory variables revealed a 25% difference in performance, whereas grouped differences in metabolic and neuromuscular measures were 43% and 60%, respectively. The physical fitness of contemporary children with CP is significantly less than healthy, age-matched children. Significant differences in neuromuscular measures between groups can aid in the identification of specific fitness abilities in need of improvement in this population.

Keywords: Agility; Cerebral palsy; Child; Flexibility; Physical fitness; Strength.

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Percentage differences in metabolic, cardiorespiratory, and neuromuscular grouped parameters in youth with cerebral palsy (CP) vs healthy, age-matched controls.

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