Taly Amichai1, Sharon Eylon, Horesh Dor-Haim, Itai Berger, Michal Katz-Leurer. 1. Sackler Faculty of Medicine (Drs Amichai and Katz-Leurer), Physical Therapy Department, School of Health Professions, Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Alyn Children & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center (Dr Eylon), Jerusalem, Israel; Heart Institute (Dr Dor-Haim), Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; and Pediatric Neurology Unit (Dr Berger), Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract
AIM: To describe the heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability at rest, during a submaximal treadmill test and at rest posttreadmill in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: Twenty children (6-11 years) with CP participated, who had Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to III. The HR was monitored for 5 minutes seated, during a submaximal treadmill test, and after 5 minutes rest posttreadmill. Outcome variables were HR and the square root of the mean squared differences of successive differences between adjacent heart beats (RMSSD). RESULTS: HR increased during the last stage of the treadmill test compared with rest. RMSSD was reduced during the last 2 minutes of the treadmill test compared with rest. The HR and RMSSD mean value at the second minute posttest were not significantly different from the pretreadmill rest value. INTERPRETATION: The cardiac system in children with CP responded to the submaximal testing.
AIM: To describe the heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability at rest, during a submaximal treadmill test and at rest posttreadmill in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: Twenty children (6-11 years) with CP participated, who had Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to III. The HR was monitored for 5 minutes seated, during a submaximal treadmill test, and after 5 minutes rest posttreadmill. Outcome variables were HR and the square root of the mean squared differences of successive differences between adjacent heart beats (RMSSD). RESULTS: HR increased during the last stage of the treadmill test compared with rest. RMSSD was reduced during the last 2 minutes of the treadmill test compared with rest. The HR and RMSSD mean value at the second minute posttest were not significantly different from the pretreadmill rest value. INTERPRETATION: The cardiac system in children with CP responded to the submaximal testing.
Authors: Jakub S Gąsior; Antonio Roberto Zamunér; Luiz Eduardo Virgilio Silva; Craig A Williams; Rafał Baranowski; Jerzy Sacha; Paulina Machura; Wacław Kochman; Bożena Werner Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2020-04-16 Impact factor: 4.241