Estimation of standing height in spina bifida: model development and validation.

Objective: Childhood standing height has been estimated from arm span-related (height) models. The authors aimed to develop and cross-validate a height model in individuals with spina bifida (SB) and examine the accuracy of existing height models.

Methods: Participants were individuals with sacral and low-lumbar SB (n = 14) and non-SB (n = 83), 7-16 years old.

Quality of life assessment instruments in children and adolescents with neuromuscular diseases: a systematic scoping review.

Objective: (1) To identify instruments used to assess quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents with neuromuscular diseases; (2) To identify the psychometric properties contained in these instruments.

Methods: This is a scoping review in which the electronic databases Embase, Scielo, Scopus, Pubmed and Lilacs were used as well as grey literature. The following terms were used in the search for articles published in the last 10 years: children, adolescents, neuromuscular disease, and quality of life.

Vibration perception among children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-tooth disease and implications for foot posture.

Background: Alterations in vibration perception among children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease might explain observed changes in foot posture. Therefore, this cross-sectional study compared the vibration perception of the lower limbs in youths with and without Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and verified the cut-off value of the distal vibration perception for the Charcot-Marie-Tooth group. In addition, associations between dynamic plantar pressure, vibration perception and isometric muscle strength were investigated.

Height and body mass index distribution in children and adolescents with and without spina bifida.

Objective: Children with spina bifida (SB) are at risk for stunting and overweight. However, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) z-score distribution in children and adolescents with SB are unclear. The aim of this study was to examine height and BMI z-score distribution in Brazilian children and adolescents with and without SB.

Generation of percentile curves for strength and functional abilities for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Introduction/aims: Considering the heterogeneity of the clinical manifestations of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), it is important to describe their various clinical profiles. Thus, in this study we aimed to develop percentile curves for DMD using a battery of measures to define the patterns of functional abilities, timed tests, muscle strength, and range of motion (ROM).

Methods: This retrospective data analysis was based on the records of patients with DMD using the Motor Function Measure (MFM) scale, isometric muscle strength (IS), dorsiflexion ROM, 10-meter walk test (10 MWT), and 6-minute walk test (6 MWT).

Do different foot types affect the 6-min walk test capacity of younths with Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy ?

Background: The present study aimed to assess the gait capacity of youths with Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT), considering the different foot postures as a grouping variable.  METHODS: The total distance, the predicted distance, and gait velocity obtained during the six-minute walking test (6MWT) were compared between participants with and without CMT. In addition, part of the CMT group completed a 12-month follow-up.

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Pediatric Scale to Brazilian Portuguese and determination of its measurement properties.

Background: The Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS) has been used to measure aspects of disability in children with all types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT).

Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the CMTPedS into Brazilian-Portuguese and determine its reliability and validity.

Methods: The translation and cross-cultural adaptation followed international guidelines recommendations.

Characterizing postural oscillation in children and adolescents with hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy.

Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) has negative functional impact on postural control of children; however, it has not been widely studied. Stabilometry can provide insights about postural control and guide preventive interventions in immature perceptual and musculoskeletal systems as those seen in children with CMT. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify and interpret stabilometric variables that reflect the postural control of children with CMT.

Is it possible to stabilize the trunk using rhythmic stabilization in the upper limb? A cross-sectional study of asymptomatic individuals.

The study aim was to evaluate the immediate effect of rhythmic stabilization on local and distant muscles involved in a functional reach. Prospective, observational cross-sectional study. Eight right-handed and non-impaired individuals (4 females and 4 males) aged 18-24 years (21.

Beneficial effects of ankle-foot orthosis daytime use on the gait of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.

Background: Orthosis use prevents muscle contracture and prolongs ambulation in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). However, its biomechanical effects on gait are unclear. This study assessed the effects of daytime and night-time use of Articulated Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) on kinematic, kinetic and spatial/temporal gait parameters of DMD patients.

Normative data for hand grip strength in healthy children measured with a bulb dynamometer: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To present the normative hand grip strength values measured with a bulb dynamometer for children, by gender and age, and to correlate the findings with weight, height, body composition and handedness.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Data from 295 healthy children of both genders aged 6 to 13 years were analysed.