Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles

Sport-Specific Fitness Testing and Intervention for an Adolescent With Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report

Publication Title

Pediatric Physical Therapy

ISSN

1538-005X

Publication Date

2010

Keywords

Cerebral Palsy, Exercise Test, Exercise Therapy, Muscle Contraction, Physical Fitness, Physical Therapy Modalities, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Task Performance and Analysis, Treatment Outcome

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:

This case report describes the development, implementation, and outcomes of a fitness-related intervention program that addressed the sport-specific goals of an adolescent with cerebral palsy.

CASE DESCRIPTION:

The participant in this case was a 16-year-old African American male with spastic diplegia. The participant joined his high school wrestling team and asked to focus his physical therapy on interventions that would improve his wrestling performance. An examination was performed using the muscle power sprint test, the 10 x 5-m sprint test, strength tests, the 10-m shuttle run test, and the Gross Motor Function Measure. The intervention consisted of interval training, which focused on the demands of wrestling.

OUTCOMES:

Scores on all tests and measures were higher after the intervention.

DISCUSSION:

The outcomes of this case report seem to support the use of a fitness-related intervention program for addressing the sport-specific goals of an adolescent with cerebral palsy.

DOI

10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181dba5e5

Volume

22

Issue

2

First Page

234

Last Page

240

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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