Spasticity Reduction Does Not Lower CP Children’s Energy Consumption While Walking, Study Finds

Selective dorsal rhizotomy, a surgery that lessens spasticity (muscle stiffness) in children with cerebral palsy, does not reduce their energy consumption during walking, a retrospective study has found. The study, “Spasticity reduction in children with cerebral palsy is not associated with reduced energy consumption during walking,” was…

A Lightweight, Untethered Ankle Exoskeleton Can Help Improve Energy Cost of Walking in Cerebral Palsy Patients

A lightweight, untethered ankle exoskeleton can lead to clinically significant improvements in walking economy in children and young adults with cerebral palsy, a study shows. The study, “An untethered ankle exoskeleton improves walking economy in a pilot study of individuals with cerebral palsy,” was published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems…