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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Helsinki

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92401, first published .
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Fascial Manipulation Compared to Stretching for Rehabilitation of Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Fascial Manipulation Compared to Stretching for Rehabilitation of Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Karin von Smitten-Stubb   1 * , MAS, PT ;   Joachim Ring   2 * , MAS, PT ;   Piia Haakana   3 , PhD ;   Heikki Hurri   4 , MD, PhD ;   Mira Huusko   5 , PhD ;   Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen   2 , PhD, MS ;   Jyrki Kettunen   4 , PhD, PT ;   Juha-Pekka Kulmala   3 , PhD, MS ;   Taru Laakso   6 , BSc ;   Tiina Lahtinen-Suopanki   7 , BSc ;   Essi Marttinen Rossi   3 , MAS ;   Helena Mäenpää   8, 9 , MD, PhD ;   Tuula Niemelä   3 , PT ;   Mika Peltoniemi   3 , MAS ;   Leena Ristolainen   4 , DSC, PT ;   Petri Salonen   4 , PT ;   Eva Teijonsalo   6 , PT ;   Nita Tolvanen   7 , BSc

1 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

2 Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

3 Helsinki Children's Hospital, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

4 Research Institute Orton, Helsinki, Finland

5 Finnish Education Evaluation Centre, Helsinki, Finland

6 Terapia-asema Voima Oy, Espoo, Finland

7 Independent physiotherapist, Helsinki, Finland

8 Motion Analysis Laboratory, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

9 University of Helsinki, Children and Adolescent, Helsinki, Finland

*these authors contributed equally

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