Exergaming improves balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy with low balance performance: results from a multicenter controlled trial.

This exergame-training resulted in balance improvements for the current population of CP that had a low baseline function.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONExergame-training (training using video-games) shows mixed results in children with cerebral palsy (CP).Children with spastic CP (GMFCS level I-II) with a high baseline balance-level did not show functional balance improvements after this home-based exergame-training, suggesting that these children should not be enrolled in this type of exergame-training protocol.Children with spastic CP (GMFCS level I-II) with a low baseline balance-level showed clinically relevant functional balance improvements after this home-based exergame-training, suggesting that these children can benefit from enrolment in this type of exergame-training protocol to improve their balance.The distribution of CP-symptoms did not affect the effectiveness of this balance exergame-training in children with spastic CP with GMFCS-level I and II.