Interaction between muscle-tendon unit morphology, neuromotor symptoms and gait in cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. It is caused by a variety of non-progressive brain lesions, resulting in neuro-motor impairments. These impairments lead to pathological gait patterns, resulting in decreased function and quality of life. The exact influence of neuro-motor impairments on gait remains largely unknown, yet the impairments are often the focal point of treatment intervention, with the assumption that it will improve gait. Comprehensively exploring the interaction between neuro-motor impairments in a quantified and objective manner will help develop an impairment profile. The focus of this PhD project will be to determine if and how this impairment profile manifests in pathological gait, and to establish and evaluate the use of integrated virtual reality to assist in treating the impairments.

Publication year:2018

Accessibility:Open