AND OBJECTIVE: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is not only associated with neuromuscular impairments, but also with sensory processing alterations, due to disrupted thalamocortical projections caused by white matter lesions. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Conventional Therapy (CT) and Vestibular Stimulation Therapy (VST) on movement and body position processing, balance, and gross motor function in children...
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Vestibular rehabilitation specialists working with pediatric neurological populations may find early support here for balance-based interventions in spastic cerebral palsy, but single-blind design and unclear sample size warrant caution before adopting new protocols.
This trial expands the evidence base for vestibular-based rehabilitation in pediatric neurological populations, an area of growing interest to audiologists and vestibular therapists.
- 01Single-blind RCT of vestibular-based intervention in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
- 02Primary outcomes included movement quality and postural stability.
- 03Vestibular rehabilitation is rarely studied in the cerebral palsy population.
- 04Single-blind design limits certainty — participants or therapists may have been aware of group assignment.
- 05Findings could support integrating vestibular exercises into CP rehabilitation programs.
Vestibular-based intervention improves movement in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
studypartially supportedVestibular-based intervention improves postural stability in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42799642
- DOI
- 10.1080/17518423.2026.2738678.
- Journal
- Developmental Neurorehabilitation
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 1b
- Population
- children diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy
- Intervention
- vestibular-based exercise intervention
- Comparator
- control group (standard care or no vestibular intervention)
Primary outcomes
Movement quality; Postural stability