Department Of Physical Activity Sciences (Mss Dussault-Picard and Pouliot-Laforte and Mr Ballaz), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada; Center of Research of Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center (Mss Dussault-Picard, Pouliot-Laforte, Cherrière, and Houle and Mr Ballaz), Montreal, Canada.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2024 Apr 1;36(2):274-277. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001096. Epub 2024 Mar 29.
This study compares cycling and walking efficiency, and energy expenditure in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP). In children with CP, locomotion with body weight support aids such as a tricycle is a potential alternative for less exhausting movements.
Nine children with CP traveled at comfortable speed for 6 minutes by cycling and walking. The energy expenditure index (EEI) and the percentage of the reserve heart rate (%HRR) were calculated.
The EEI was lower while cycling than walking, the traveled distance was higher while cycling than walking, and %HRR remained similar between cycling and walking.
Cycling appears an efficient alternative to walking for children with CP for adapted school environments and in the community.
本研究比较了双侧痉挛性脑瘫（CP）儿童的骑行和步行效率以及能量消耗。在 CP 儿童中，使用诸如三轮车之类的体重支撑辅助设备进行运动是一种替代更费力运动的潜在方法。
9 名 CP 儿童分别以舒适的速度骑行和步行 6 分钟。计算能量消耗指数（EEI）和储备心率百分比（%HRR）。
骑行时的 EEI 低于步行，骑行时的行驶距离高于步行，骑行和步行时的 %HRR 相似。
对于适应学校环境和社区的 CP 儿童，骑行似乎是步行的有效替代方法。
