Abstrakt

Impaired ankle dorsiflexion function has been reported in pediatric cancer patients during and after cessation of medical treatment. Despite this, specific foot exercise interventions are still rare in clinical rehabilitation. To determine the feasibility of this type of intervention, children diagnosed with cancer participated in an additional foot exercise intervention while engaging in a 4-week clinical rehabilitation in Bad Oexen, Germany. The foot exercise sessions of 15-minute duration were performed each day. Each session included flexibility, strength and gait training. Nine children aged from 4 to 18 years participated. No dropouts and regular attendance of the participants in Bad Oexen indicate that the intervention is feasible and well accepted during clinical rehabilitation. Based on our findings, in order to improve compliance, foot exercises should be diversified and age-appropriate. Foot exercise interventions during clinical rehabilitation should be used to inform patients and parents about the importance of foot exercises and constitute the leading instructions for their homebased exercises.

Autoreninformation

Autoren

• V. Rustler¹
• K.A. Krauth²
• P. Mailand²
• W. Bloch¹
• J. Beulertz¹
• F.T. Baumann¹

Abteilungen

• ¹ Institut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin, Abteilung Molekulare und Zelluläre Sportmedizin, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
• ² Klinik Bad Oexen/Bad Oeynhausen, Pädiatrie

Adresse

Vanessa Rustler
Institut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin
Abteilung Molekulare und Zelluläre Sportmedizin
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6
D–50933 Köln
Email: [email protected]

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