Case Report: Combination of focal vibration therapy and botulinum toxin injections to treat equinus gait in a child with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy
Clinical evaluations during the two-month program showed (i) improved walking speed (ii) decreased ankle dorsiflexor paresis and ankle plantar flexor overactivity, especially spastic co-contraction and spasticity, (iii) improved passive extensibility in plantar flexors, and (iv) reduced pain. This is the first report of the combination of FVT and BoNT-A injections having promising effects on equinus gait in USCP.
Authors
- Béatrice Desnous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-8564)
- Morgan Sangeux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2380-5090)
- Marjolaine Baude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9967-0319)
- Jean-Michel Gracies
- Émilie Peltier
- Sébastien Pesenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-2811)
- Guillaume Authier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-2723)
- C. Boulay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-6341)
- Jacques‐Olivier Coq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3116-349X)
- B. Parratte
- Maud Pradines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-555X)
- Alexis Ulian
- Jean-Luc Jouve
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (FR)
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- University Children’s Hospital Basel (CH)
- Institut des Sciences du Mouvement Etienne-Jules Marey (FR)
- Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor (FR)
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille (FR)
- Hôpital de la Timone (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1454109
- Primary Topic
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00