Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Comparative Study of Two Different Treatment Methods in Children with Idiopathic Tip–Toe Walking

Rasha A. Mohamed, Nahed S. Thabet, Shimaa N. Aboelazm

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<p>Idiopathic toe–walking is a persistent toewalking in children older than 3 years of age in the absence of< /> developmental, neurological or neuromuscular conditions.So, the purpose of this study was to compare< /> the effects of Botox injection and a designed physical therapy program on gait parameters and functional activity of< /> children with idiopathic tip–toe walking. Forty–five children with idiopathic tip–toe walking of both sexes ranging in age< /> from 3 to 5 years were assigned randomly into three groups of equal number. Group I received a designed physical< /> therapy program, group II received Botox A injection of bilateral calf muscles and the same physical therapy program< /> given to group I ,while group III received Botox injection of bilateral calf muscles only. Gait parameters including (stride< /> length, velocity and cadence) and the functional activity were measured before treatment, after 3 months of treatment< /> (post 1), after 6 months of treatment (post2).The results revealed non–significant differences when compå the pretreatment mean values of all measuring variables for the three groups. After three months of treatment, significant differences were recorded in favor of group II,while non–significant difference was observed in group I. After six months,< /> significant differences were recorded in favor of group II. While non–significant improvement was observed in group III.< /> Botox injection of the calf muscle together with a selected physical therapy program is an excellent decision for correcting idiopathic tip–toe walking in children</p>

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Rasha A. Mohamed,Nahed S. Thabet,Shimaa N. Aboelazm Comparative Study of Two Different Treatment Methods in Childrenwith Idiopathic Tip-Toe Walking Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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