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Analysis of a Group-Based Treadmill Program for Children with Neuromotor Delay Who Are Pre-Ambulatory
1California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Purpose:
To analyze data from a prospective cohort study, a group-based treadmill program, administered twice weekly for 14 weeks, in regard to gross motor skills related to walking and walking attainment in young children with neuromotor delay who are pre-ambulatory.
Methods:
Seventy children (F = 29), mean age 25.6 (SD 10.1) months participated in the program 2×/week for 14 weeks. The Gross Motor Function Measure-88 Dimensions D and E (GMFM D/E), Functional Mobility Scale for 5, 50, and 500 meters (FMS 5, 50, 500), the timed 10-m walk test (10MWT), and the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Caregiver Mobility Scale (PEDI) were administered before and after the program.
Results:
Statistically significant improvements were found in the GMFM D, GMFM E, FMS 5, 50, 500 and PEDI, but not in 10MWT.
Conclusions:
A group-based treadmill program was associated with improvements in motor skills related to walking in young children when administered in adjunct to ongoing physical therapy.
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