Cerebral Palsy research

Great news! we're recruiting families with children with cerebral palsy to take part in a home-based strength training programme.

Children with CP, age 5-12 years old, walking with or without assistive device are included in this study.

To know more about the study, please visit the study's webpage https://www.pencru.org/projectsmeetings/researchprojects/cpstrength/ or contact me directly at [email protected]

Cerebral Palsy: How does strength training improve brain-muscle connection? | PenCRU | University of Exeter Strength training is one of the commonly used therapies for children with CP. However, it is still not clearly understood how training affect the brain-muscle connection. Therefore, this current research aims to understand the effect of strength training on muscle size and how well the muscles work,...

Strength training is one of the most commonly used therapeutic approaches in children with cerebral palsy.

the positive effects of strength training in children with CP are well-known regarding improving strength and motor function.

However, we're aiming to understand how these positive effects happen following strength training in children with CP.

In this study, we are looking at the effect of strength training on muscle size, brain-muscle connection, and motor function in children with cerebral palsy.

If you would like to know more, please do not hesitate to contact me. 🙂

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