Background: Respiratory and speech problems are commonly observed in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The purpose of. This study was to identify if inclination of seat surface could influence respiratory ability and speech production in children. With spastic diplegic CP.
Methods: Sixteen children with spastic, diplegic CP ages 6 to 12, years old participated in this. Study.The subjects' respiratory ability (forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), peak expiratory. Flow (PEF), and maximum phonation time (MPT) were measured in three sitting conditions: a seat surface inclined 0 °, the anterior. 15 ° and posterior, 15 °.
Results: FVC was significantly different across three inclinations of, seat surface F (2 45) = 3.81 P,,, = 0.03, In particular.The subjects' FVC at a seat surface inclined anterior 15 ° was significantly greater than at a seat surface inclined posterior. 15 ° (P < 0.05). However FEV1 PEF,,, MPT and were not significantly affected by seat surface inclination (P > 0.05).
Conclusions:The results suggest that anterior inclination of seat surface may provide a positive effect on respiratory function in. Children with spastic diplegic CP.
Keywords: Cerebral palsy Ergonomics Respiration,,,, Seat inclination Speech production
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