Researchers at National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital Target Cerebral Palsy (Associations of Walk-and-Turn Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters With Functional Mobility in Children With Cerebral Palsy at GMFCS Levels I and II): Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions – Cerebral Palsy

2026 OCT 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pediatrics Daily News -- Data detailed on Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions - Cerebral Palsy have been presented. According to news originating from Gyeonggi Do, South Korea, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “To examine whether spatiotemporal gait parameters assessed during a 5-m walk-and-turn task, together with lower extremity muscle strength and limitations of motion (LOM), are associated with functional mobility and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). Cross-sectional study. Public hospital-based rehabilitation center.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, “A total of 107 ambulatory children with CP (GMFCS level I, n=40; GMFCS level II, n=67). Not applicable. Spatiotemporal gait parameters assessed during a 5-m walk-and-turn task, lower extremity muscle strength, LOM, GMFCS level, and functional mobility measured using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) dimensions D-E. The GMFCS level II group showed shorter stride length, slower walking speed, and lower cadence than the GMFCS level I group (all P<.05). Linear regression analyses showed that hip extensor strength (HES; B=15.61) and cadence (B=0.12) were significantly associated with GMFM D-E scores (both P<.05). Logistic regression analyses showed that HES (odds ratio [OR]=0.18), stride length (OR=0.97), walking speed (OR=0.01), and cadence (OR=0.96) were significantly associated with GMFCS level (all P<.05). In complementary cutoff-based analyses, values below the receiver operating characteristic-derived cutoffs for walking speed, cadence, and stride length were associated with relative risks of GMFCS level II ranging from 2.00 to 2.68 (all P<.001). HES and cadence were associated with functional mobility, whereas HES and selected spatiotemporal gait parameters assessed during a walk-and-turn task were associated with GMFCS level in ambulatory children with CP.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Cutoff-based analyses further suggest that quantitative gait assessment may provide complementary information regarding mobility performance across GMFCS levels I and II.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Associations of Walk-and-Turn Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters With Functional Mobility in Children With Cerebral Palsy at GMFCS Levels I and II. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2026. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation can be contacted at: W B Saunders Co-elsevier Inc, 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/archives-of-physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Chang-Yoon Baek, Rehabilitation Center, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

The publisher’s contact information for the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is: W B Saunders Co-elsevier Inc, 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899, USA.

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