Cluster Analysis on the Features of Rolling over in Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to obtain the characteristics from the various type of the movement patterns to understand the impairment objectively. We analyzed the rolling patterns from the spine to the prone position for 46 cerebral palsied children and adults, mean age 17.3 years old(2-36). And we finally found the three characteristics patterns of rolling over ABC(p<0.05). Pattern A:rolling over with flexion of upper and lower extremity. Pattern B:rolling over with extension of neck and upper and lower extremity. Pattern C:rolling over with maximum rotation of neck and truck, and asymmetry of upper and lower extremities. We think the analysis on three patterns of rolling over would helps us understand the impairment.