Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with local vibration (LVB) therapy on lower limb spasticity, balance function and gait function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy(HCP).MethodsA total of 66 children with HCP , who were treated in...

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Main Authors: LI Mingdi, LIANG Guanjun, ZHANG Dali, ZHANG Hewei, WANG Wei, GU Qin
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Published: Editorial Office of Rehabilitation Medicine 2023-12-01
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Online Access:http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2023.06006
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author LI Mingdi
LIANG Guanjun
ZHANG Dali
ZHANG Hewei
WANG Wei
GU Qin
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LIANG Guanjun
ZHANG Dali
ZHANG Hewei
WANG Wei
GU Qin
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description ObjectiveTo observe the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with local vibration (LVB) therapy on lower limb spasticity, balance function and gait function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy(HCP).MethodsA total of 66 children with HCP , who were treated in the Children's Hospital of Soochow University from January 2022 to December 2022 were randomly divided into control group, rTMS group and combined group, with 22 cases in each group. The control group received routine rehabilitation training (physical modality therapy, spasmodic muscle stretching training, postural transfer training, standing blance training and gait training, etc), 30 minutes a time, once a day, five days a week, lasting for twelve weeks. The rTMS group received low-frequency rTMS treatment additionally, with a frequency of five Hz and a stimulation intensity of 35% motor threshold (MT), the stimulation time of 10 s, and the interval of 20 s, 20 minutes a time, once a day, five days a week, lasting for 12 weeks. The combined group received LVB therapy in addition to the treatment of the rTMS group, and the vibration frequency was set to 15-20 Hz, within seven mm displacement, 10 minutes a time, once a day, five days a week, lasting for 12 weeks. Before and after treatment, the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) was used to evaluate the muscle tone; the balance subscale of Fugl-Meyer test (FM-B) was used to evaluate the balance function, and the Gait Watch three-dimensional gait analysis system was used to evaluate the three-dimensional gait parameters (stride speed, stride length, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle flexion of the affected side).ResultsCompared with that before treatment, MAS scores of the rTMS group and the combined group after treatment decreased significantly, the FM-B scores and gait parameters (stride speed, stride length, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle flexion of the affected side) increased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). Compared with the control group, MAS scores of the rTMS group and the combined group after treatment decreased significantly, FM-B score, stride length and stride speed increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the rTMS group, MAS score of the combined group after treatment decreased significantly, FM-B score and gait parameters (stride speed, stride length, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle flexion of the affected side) increased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionThe rTMS combined with LVB therapy can effectively improve the lower limb spasticity, balance function and gait function of children with HCP, which is recommended for clinical application.
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spelling doaj-art-434aaf1dae944a5e90403c6e4ea537162025-01-14T10:08:31ZengEditorial Office of Rehabilitation Medicine康复学报2096-03282023-12-013351552047276033Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral PalsyLI MingdiLIANG GuanjunZHANG DaliZHANG HeweiWANG WeiGU QinObjectiveTo observe the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with local vibration (LVB) therapy on lower limb spasticity, balance function and gait function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy(HCP).MethodsA total of 66 children with HCP , who were treated in the Children's Hospital of Soochow University from January 2022 to December 2022 were randomly divided into control group, rTMS group and combined group, with 22 cases in each group. The control group received routine rehabilitation training (physical modality therapy, spasmodic muscle stretching training, postural transfer training, standing blance training and gait training, etc), 30 minutes a time, once a day, five days a week, lasting for twelve weeks. The rTMS group received low-frequency rTMS treatment additionally, with a frequency of five Hz and a stimulation intensity of 35% motor threshold (MT), the stimulation time of 10 s, and the interval of 20 s, 20 minutes a time, once a day, five days a week, lasting for 12 weeks. The combined group received LVB therapy in addition to the treatment of the rTMS group, and the vibration frequency was set to 15-20 Hz, within seven mm displacement, 10 minutes a time, once a day, five days a week, lasting for 12 weeks. Before and after treatment, the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) was used to evaluate the muscle tone; the balance subscale of Fugl-Meyer test (FM-B) was used to evaluate the balance function, and the Gait Watch three-dimensional gait analysis system was used to evaluate the three-dimensional gait parameters (stride speed, stride length, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle flexion of the affected side).ResultsCompared with that before treatment, MAS scores of the rTMS group and the combined group after treatment decreased significantly, the FM-B scores and gait parameters (stride speed, stride length, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle flexion of the affected side) increased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). Compared with the control group, MAS scores of the rTMS group and the combined group after treatment decreased significantly, FM-B score, stride length and stride speed increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the rTMS group, MAS score of the combined group after treatment decreased significantly, FM-B score and gait parameters (stride speed, stride length, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle flexion of the affected side) increased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionThe rTMS combined with LVB therapy can effectively improve the lower limb spasticity, balance function and gait function of children with HCP, which is recommended for clinical application.http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2023.06006hemiplegic cerebral palsyrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationlocal vibration therapyspasmbalance functiongait functionchildren
spellingShingle LI Mingdi
LIANG Guanjun
ZHANG Dali
ZHANG Hewei
WANG Wei
GU Qin
Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
康复学报
hemiplegic cerebral palsy
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
local vibration therapy
spasm
balance function
gait function
children
title Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
title_full Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
title_fullStr Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
title_short Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
title_sort therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with local vibration therapy on children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
topic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
local vibration therapy
spasm
balance function
gait function
children
url http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2023.06006
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