The Effects of the New Training Concept 'Slidation' on Postural Control in Pediatric Cancer and Hematologic Patients

Postural control is deemed to be an essential ability to maintaining or regaining stability under sports-specific aspects as well as in daily life under health-related aspects. Especially in cancer patients stability or balance oftentimes get lost under the influence of the disease and/ or the treatment which is healing on the one hand but can be severely impairing on the other hand. This article will outline a one-year-study with four weeks interventions using a novel fascial training concept named ‘Slidation’ applied to a group of pediatric cancer patients (n=25) compared to controls (n=32). The results showed significant improvements for postural control measured by a Posturomed device with a 2-dimensional sensor attached. The results suggest the conclusion that ‘Slidation’ might be a useful additional training tool in a rehabilitation setting.

Keywords: Stability, Balance, Slidation, cancer, fascial training, Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology.