González Gómez, LucíaArgüelles Luis, JuanGonzález Díez, VicenteWinge, KristianIscar, MartaOlmedillas, HugoBlanco, MiguelValenzuela Ruiz, Pedro LuisLucía Mulas, AlejandroFederolf, Peter A.Santos, Luis2021-01-132021-01-132020González, L., Argüelles, J., González, V., Winge, K., Iscar, M., Olmedillas, H., Blanco, M., Valenzuela, P. L., Lucia, A., Federolf, P. A., & Santos, L. (2020). Slackline Training in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8649. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph172286491660-4601http://hdl.handle.net/11268/9657Objective: To assess whether a slackline intervention program improves postural control in children/adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Patients’ association. Participants: Twenty-seven children/adolescents with spastic CP (9–16 years) were randomly assigned to a slackline intervention (n = 14, 13 ± 3 years) or control group (n = 13, 12 ± 2 years). Intervention: Three slackline sessions per week (30 min/session) for 6 weeks. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome was static posturography (center of pressure—CoP—parameters). The secondary outcomes were surface myoelectrical activity of the lower-limb muscles during the posturography test and jump performance (countermovement jump test and Abalakov test). Overall (RPE, >6–20 scale) rating of perceived exertion was recorded at the end of each intervention session. Results: The intervention was perceived as “very light” (RPE = 7.6 ± 0.6). The intervention yielded significant benefits on static posturography (a significant group by time interaction on Xspeed, p = 0.006) and jump performance (a significant group by time interaction on Abalakov test, p = 0.015). Conclusions: Slackline training improved static postural control and motor skills and was perceived as non-fatiguing in children/adolescents with spastic CP.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article10.3390/ijerph17228649open accessSistema nerviosoEnfermedadesTerapéuticaNiños paralíticos cerebralesTratamiento médico