Online Resource Table. Exercises Description

Online Resource Figure 1. Study flow-chart. Abbreviations: WSI: worst side improvement; BSI: best side improvement; ST: standard treatment; PT: physical therapy.

Online Resource Table. Exercises description

Body position / Limbs/trunk position / Exercise
Patient in sitting position / UL along the body, LL bent at right angle / Complete extension of the knee
UL along the body, LL bent at right angle / Flexion of the hip
UL along the body, LL bent at right angle / Complete extension of the knee followed by flexion of the hip
UL along the body, LL bent at right angle / Extension of the knee associated to flexion of the ipsilateral shoulder with extended elbow
UL crossed on the chest and LL bent at right angle / Flexion of the hip and extension of the arms (hand on the flexed knee)
UL along the body, LL bent at right angle / Extension of the knee and ipsilateral hand behind the head.
UL along the body, LL bent at right angle / Flexion of the hip associated to flexion of the ipsilateral shoulder with extended elbow.
Standing (with the support of a chair or any security advise) / Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / LL abduction with complete touch of the foot on the pavement
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / LL Abduction (tiptoes support)
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / Hip extension with extended knee (sole support)
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / Hip extension with extended knee (tiptoes support)
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / LL abduction followed by ipsilateral hip extension (sole support)
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / LL extension followed by ipsilateral LL abduction (sole support)
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / Knee flexion
Alignment occipital-scapular-sacral / Hip extension with extended knee followed by hip and knee flexion
Patient in sitting position / UL along the body and extended knee / Dorsal and plantar foot flexion
UL along the body and extended knee / Foot inversion and eversion
Standing / Adducted ULs / Lateral walking with parallel feet
Adducted ULs / Frontal walking followed by lateral walking
Adducted ULs / Lateral walking followed by frontal walking
Adducted ULs / Frontal walking with flexion at 90° of one knee
ULs in horizontal flexion (90°) with extended elbows / Frontal walking with flexion at 90° of one knee
Adducted ULs / Laterally walking associated with abduction of the ipsilateral UL
Adducted ULs / Laterally walking associated with abduction of the ipsilateral UL

Abbreviation: LL: lower limb; UL: upper limb.