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Jump to Main Content I Need an Affordable Stroller for my Special Needs Child! Some of the links in the post above are "affiliate links." will receive an affiliate commission. only recommends or reviews products or services we have used and approve of. This information is being disclosed in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s rules concerning web advertising. Click here to read more.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1995 Apr;76(4):368-72.Author information1Physical Therapy Department, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-7781, USA.AbstractSix children, three with cerebral palsy and three with myelomeningocele, participated in a progressive, 8-week, circuit muscular strength training program. The program was designed to improve wheelchair propulsion, an important functional outcome. Subjects performed three sets of six-repetition maximum (6-RM) upper body strength exercises, three times a week. Exercises included shoulder flexion, extension, abduction, internal and external rotation, elbow flexion, extension, and shoulder flexion/elbow extension (bench press).
Subjects exercised quickly with little rest between each set for approximately 30 minutes per session. All children used wheelchairs extensively and participated in a 50-m, and a 12-minute wheelchair propulsion test before and after the 8-week program. The sign test was used to determine if statistically significant (P < or = .05) wheelchair propulsion or 6-RM changes occurred over the training period. Subjects improved significantly (P < or = .031) in all muscular strength (6-RM) measures and the 12-minute distance test. There was a trend toward improvement in the 50-meter test, although this change was not significant (P < or = .05). The results indicate that progressive resistance exercise training seems to improve muscular strength and wheelchair performance in selected disabled children.PMID: 7717838 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Publication TypesResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tMeSH TermsAdolescentCerebral Palsy/rehabilitation*ChildChild, PreschoolExercise Therapy*HumansMeningomyelocele/rehabilitation*Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathologyPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeWheelchairs*Full Text SourcesElsevier ScienceMedicalCerebral Palsy - MedlinePlus Health Information