The forgotten sixth sense in cerebral palsy: do we have enough evidence for proprioceptive treatment?

YARDIMCI LOKMANOĞLU B. N., Bingol H., MUTLU A.

DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, vol.42, pp.3581-3590, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 42
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1608321
  • Journal Name: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, AgeLine, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, SportDiscus, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.3581-3590
  • Keywords: Cerebral Palsy, kinesthesis, movement, proprioception, treatment, WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION, JOINT-POSITION SENSE, POSTURE CONTROL, CHILDREN, BALANCE, DEFICITS, ABILITY, STANCE, NEUROREHABILITATION, REHABILITATION
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the proprioception treatment approaches as well as to investigate the effect of these approaches in individuals with Cerebral Palsy. Materials and methods: A systematic review was performed using American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Methodology. PubMed, PEDro, ScienceDirect, The Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science database were searched. All the articles included were evaluated based on their level of evidence and conduct. Results: Five articles met the inclusion criteria, children and adults with Cerebral Palsy. The effectiveness of different approaches has been examined in all studies and some studies showed effectiveness of treatment on proprioception or on motor performance. However, there was no superiority in between treatment approaches. Conclusions: The reasons that limits the studies analyzed in this review were small sample sizes and insufficient heterogeneity of groups included. Because of the significance of proprioception on movement and motor performance, it should be included in the evaluation and treatment programs of individuals with Cerebral Palsy.