Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Picelli, Alessandro; La Marchina, Elisabetta; Gajofatto, Francesca; Pontillo, Angelo; Vangelista, Antonella; Filippini, Roberto; Baricich, Alessio; Cisari, Carlo; Smania, Nicola

Titolo:

Sonographic and clinical effects of botulinum toxin Type A combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spastic muscles of children with cerebral palsy

Anno:

2017

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Nome rivista:

DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROREHABILITATION

ISSN Rivista:

1751-8423

N° Volume:

20

Numero o Fascicolo:

3

Intervallo pagine:

160-164

Parole chiave:

Elasticity imaging techniques; high-energy shock waves; physical therapy modalities; ultrasonography

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the combined sonographic and clinical effects of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) versus BoNT-A alone in children with cerebral palsy. METHODS: Ten children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Group 1 received BoNT-A injection into the spastic muscles of the affected limbs plus three ESWT sessions. Group 2 received BoNT-A alone. Assessment was performed before and 1 month after injection. Sonographic outcomes were injected muscles echo intensity and their hardness percentage, and clinical outcomes the modified Ashworth scale and the Tardieu scale. RESULTS: At 1-month evaluation, significant differences in the injected muscles percentage of hardness (P = 0.021) and the modified Ashworth scale (P = 0.001) were found between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the hypothesis that the combined effects of BoNT-A and ESWT derive from their respective action on neurological and non-neural rheological components in spastic muscles.

Pagina Web:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2015.1105320

Id prodotto:

96613

Handle IRIS:

11562/959709

ultima modifica:

15 novembre 2022

Citazione bibliografica:

Picelli, Alessandro; La Marchina, Elisabetta; Gajofatto, Francesca; Pontillo, Angelo; Vangelista, Antonella; Filippini, Roberto; Baricich, Alessio; Cisari, Carlo; Smania, Nicola, Sonographic and clinical effects of botulinum toxin Type A combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spastic muscles of children with cerebral palsy «DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROREHABILITATION» , vol. 20 , n. 3 , 2017 , pp. 160-164

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