Adapted Dynamic Cycling for children and young people with Cerebral Palsy: a pilot study

Pickering, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4779-5616, Visser, Karen Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6409-7492, Horrocks, Lyn and Todd, Gabriela 2013. Adapted Dynamic Cycling for children and young people with Cerebral Palsy: a pilot study. Presented at: The Graduand Research Dissemination Evening, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, 12 June 2013.

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Abstract

This is an overview of the three year funded pilot study. 35 children took part, 17 in the cycling group and 18 in the non cycling group. Children kept diaries about their cycling experiences and took part in an interview. Strength changes in quadriceps and hamstrings were demonstrated in the adapted cycling group, the non cycling group got weaker. Changes between the 2 groups were not significant. The children enjoyed the cycling experinces and those who had not tried it explored this and 11 of the 18 children took part in cycling during or after the study was completed. The numbers were small and the cycling took place for a short period. Further study is needed on a larger sample size to measure if this change continues.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Funders:	Nancie Finnie Charitable Trust
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2023 16:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/48015

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