Effects of a therapeutic suit based on myofascial meridians on postural control and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a multiple-baseline, single-subject study

Cruz et al. (2025) tested a tight therapeutic suit on four kids with cerebral palsy. The suit, TREINI Exoflex, pulls on the body along myofascial lines. Kids wore it three hours a day, five days a week, for three months while doing normal tasks.

The team used a multiple-baseline design. Each child started the suit at a different week. Balance and postural control were filmed and scored every few days.

All four children stood and balanced better with the suit on. Postural control scores went up for every kid. Gains in walking and daily-living skills were smaller and varied across the group.

Improvements showed up after two to four weeks and stayed through the end of the study.

Pavão et al. (2014) and dos Santos et al. (2013) already showed that kids with CP have weak sit-to-stand balance and low knee strength. Cruz adds a practical tool that seems to fix part of that problem.

Rallis et al. (2025) gave adults with ID ten weeks of proprioceptive training. Both studies found better static balance, but the suit works while kids simply play or attend school, saving therapy time.

Capio et al. (2013) ran a three-month Taekwondo program for kids with DCD. Like Cruz, they saw gains in static balance but not in reactive balance. The pattern hints that daily, low-load input helps postural steadiness more than quick recovery moves.

You now have a wearable option that can slide into any daily routine. No extra clinic visits, no special gear beyond the suit. Start with one child who has clear balance goals, track sit-to-stand time or single-leg stance each week, and let the data tell you if the suit earns its place in your plan.