Validity of the muscle power sprint test in ambulatory youth with cerebral palsy

O.W. Verschuren; B.C. Bongers; J. Obeid

doi:10.1097/PEP.0b013e3182791459

Validity of the muscle power sprint test in ambulatory youth with cerebral palsy

O.W. Verschuren, B.C. Bongers, J. Obeid

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Purpose: To validate the Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) against the Wingate Anaerobic cycling Test (WAnT) in a group of youth with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Twenty children and adolescents (11 boys and 9 girls; mean age = 14.8 years) with spastic CP, and classified as either level I or II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System, completed the study. Results: Very strong significant correlations were seen for peak power (PP) and mean power (MP) from the MPST and WAnT PP and MP values (PP: r = 0.731, P <.001; MP: r = 0.903, P <.001). Conclusions: The results of this study show that the MPST is a valid test for measuring anaerobic capacity in children with CP, and that this test can be used as an evaluation tool for anaerobic performance in exercise interventions focusing on children and adolescents with CP who are able to walk or run independently. (Pediatr Phys Ther 2013;25:25-28)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-28
Number of pages	4
Journal	Pediatric Physical Therapy
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0b013e3182791459
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

adolescence
anaerobic threshold
cerebral palsy/pathophysiology
cerebral palsy/rehabilitation
female
human
male
motor skills
reliability and validity
REFERENCE VALUES
CHILDREN
ADOLESCENTS
RELIABILITY

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Validity of the muscle power sprint test in ambulatory youth with cerebral palsy

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