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Oh! the Places They Go: Walking Mobility in Cerebral Palsy

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Seminar
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Researchers
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Abstract

This presentation will report of the current state of the science for walking activity/mobility in daily life for children with cerebral palsy (CP) as compared to neurotypically developing children. Community walking mobility was captured by the wearable ankle sensor, the StepWatch. A novel synchronization of the wearable StepWatch with global positioning devices (GPS) will be described within the context of interventions to enhance community mobility by walking in this population (i.e. orthotics, treadmill training protocols and by motoric distribution). Lastly, three intervention trials to enhance community walking/mobility will be reported including an individualized approach (precision rehabilitation) of orthotic prescription/alignment and management (Ankle Foot Orthoses Footwear Combinations— AFO-FC), Power training and home based shortburst locomotor treadmill training

Publications

Kristie F Bjornson, Stefania Fatone, Michael Orendurff, Chuan Zhou, Philip M Hurvitz, Garth Shippen
Individualized orthotic alignment and footwear for balance and mobility in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized trial
Dev Med Child Neurol . 2023 Jun 20. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15675. Online ahead of print.
Heather A Feldner, Deborah Gaebler-Spira, Varun Awasthi, Kristie Bjornson
Supportive mobility device use across the life span by individuals with cerebral palsy: A qualitative study
Dev Med Child Neurol . 2022 Nov;64(11):1392-1401. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15243. Epub 2022 Apr 15.
Kristie F Bjornson, Noelle Moreau, Amy Winter Bodkin
Short-burst interval treadmill training walking capacity and performance in cerebral palsy: a pilot study
Dev Neurorehabil . 2019 Feb;22(2):126-133. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2018.1462270. Epub 2018 Apr 16.

When

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 12:30pm

Where

Conference Room: 
Billings Building – Rosedale

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