Investigating the effect of bodyweight training on electromyographic activity of children with hypotonic cerebral palsy
Subject Areas : Physical Activity and Health
leila Akbarifard
1
,
farzad zehsaz
2
,
Sajad Anoushirvani
3
,
Akbar Moein
4
1 - Phd Student,Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 - Associete Professor, Department of Physical Education , Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tabriz,Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabil University, Ardabil, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Sardroud Center, Islamic Azad University, Sardroud, Iran.
Keywords: hypotonic cerebral palsy, body weight training, neurotrophin factors,
Abstract :
Cerebral palsy is a movement disorder caused by upper motor neuron damage (UMNL) in the developing brain and is the most common movement disorder in childhood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of body-weight training on the electromyographic activity of children with hypotonic cerebral palsy. 30 children with hypotonic cerebral palsy with an average age of 8 to 12 years were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of body weight training and control. Electromyographic activity of upper and lower trapezius muscles was measured before and after the training period. The training group worked for 12 weeks, 3 sessions per week and each session lasted 45 minutes. bodyweight training included basic strength, maximum strength and high-intensity interval exercises. The research hypotheses were investigated with the help of independent t and correlated t statistical methods. Statistical calculations were performed at a significance level of 0.05 using SPSS version 23 software. The electromyographic activity of the upper and lower trapezius muscles of the subjects in the training group increased significantly in the post-test phase compared to the pre-test phase (p<0.05). Considering the improvement of electromyography indicators following bodyweight training in the present study, it can be stated that these exercises can be easily used by children with hypotonic cerebral palsy due to their structure and improve the health of these patients.
