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Lead
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Aim 1: To assess the feasibility of using a multiple channel FES system to produce an immediate neuroprosthetic effect to reduce crouch gait in children and adolescents with spastic diplegic CP.
Aim 2: To assess the feasibility of using a multiple channel FES system as a therapeutic training tool to produce lasting neurotherapeutic effects of diminished crouch gait in children and adolescents with CP.
Age
10–18
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 10-18
Spastic CP (di-, tetra-, or triplegia)
Levels I-II GMFCS classification
Sufficient covering of the femoral head in the acetabulum (migration % \< 40)
Mild crouch gait (minimum knee flexion 21-40o during stance)
Potential to gain \> 20 degrees knee extension improvement in stance phase
Minimum of 0o ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion (PROM)
Visual, perceptual, cognitive, and communication skills to follow multiple step commands for attending to exercise and data collection
Seizure-free or well controlled seizures
You may not be if
Athetoid, ataxic, or hemiplegic CP
Significant scoliosis (primary curve \> 40°)
Spinal fusions extending into the pelvis
Severe tactile hypersensitivity
Joint instability or dislocation in lower extremity
Lower extremity surgery or fractures in the past year
Botox injections to Lower extremity in the past 6 months
Implanted medical device contraindicated with application of FES
Severe spasticity in Lower extremity (Mod Ashworth 4)
Lower extremity joint pain during walking
Hx of pulmonary disease limiting exercise tolerance or Hx of cardiac disease
Severely limited range of motion / contractures (\>15o knee flex or \>15o hip flex contractures)
