Can Functional Eccentric Muscle Control Remedies Balance Ability in Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Sayed, Asmaa Osama; Sweif, Radwa

doi:10.4172/2573-0312.1000145

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“…Previous studies investigated the effects of resistance training in children with CP and reported positive influences on gait, gross motor function, muscle strength, spasticity and equilibrium [1,[13][14][15]. However, no studies to date have focused on the effects of either progressive functional strength training training or conventional physiotherapy on SVMC.…”

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Therapeutic Outcomes Of Functional Strength Training Versus Conventional Physical Therapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Comparative Study

Abd-Elmonem¹,

El-Nabie²

2019

Phys Ther Rehabil

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Background: Conventional physical therapy has been used in children with cerebral palsy aiming for improving motor abilities and functional independence. Resistance training is now commonly used in clinical practice in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy. Purpose: To investigate and compare the effects of functional strength training versus conventional physical therapy in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Fifty-three children with spastic diplegia age ranged from 7 to 11 years were included. They were randomly assigned to either group I (conventional physical therapy) or group II (functional strength training). The training was conducted for 90 minutes three-times a week for 6 successive months. Selective voluntary motor control, gross motor function and functional balance were assessed before and immediately after the intervention using selective control assessment of lower extremity, gross motor function measure and pediatric balance scale. Results: The pre-treatment comparison showed non-significant difference between the two groups in all measured variables. Within group comparison showed significant improvement in the mean values of selective motor control, gross motor function and functional balance in the two groups. While posttreatment comparison revealed significant greater improvements in the group II compared with the group I (P<0.05). Conclusion: These outcomes indicated that functional strength training is likely more effective than conventional physical therapy in improving selective voluntary motor control, gross motor function and functional balance.

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Therapeutic Outcomes Of Functional Strength Training Versus Conventional Physical Therapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Comparative Study

Abd-Elmonem¹,

El-Nabie²

2019

Phys Ther Rehabil

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Can Functional Eccentric Muscle Control Remedies Balance Ability in Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Abstract: Background: Eccentric training redresses the consequences of spastic muscle shortening by altering the lengthtension characteristics of muscle to operate at longer lengths

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Therapeutic Outcomes Of Functional Strength Training Versus Conventional Physical Therapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Comparative Study

Therapeutic Outcomes Of Functional Strength Training Versus Conventional Physical Therapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Comparative Study

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