Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

EFFECT OF POSTURAL BALANCE TRAINING ON GAIT PARAMETERS IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.

Eva Snehlata Kujur

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BACKGROUND AND AIM– It is well known that the children with cereal palsy (CP) have varying levels of deficits in balance and postural control, which is a major component of the gait disorder. Postural control, specifically postural stability, is a fundamental prerequisite for motor development in children. Therefore the aim of this study was to see the effect of postural balance training on gait parameters in children with cereal palsy. METHOD: Thirty children with spastic diplegia (8–10 yrs) were included in this study. The children were randomly assigned into two groups: control group A and study group B. The children in both groups received traditional Occupational therapy program, 2 hrs per day for group A and 1.5 hrs followed by 30 mins of dynamic postural training program using the phyaction balance System for group B. The treatment frequency was three sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks. The participating children received pretreatment and post treatment assessments using the phyaction balance System to evaluate the stability indices (anteroposterior, mediolateral, and overall) .All the subjects were evaluated pre therapeutically and post therapeutically using the pediatric balance scale and the gait parameters were also taken(cadence, stride length ,step length).. RESULTS: The children in both groups showed significant improvements in the mean values of all measured variables after treatment indexed by a significant reduction in stability indices and improvement in gait parameters. The results also showed significant differences in all measured parameters in favor of group B, when compared with those in group A (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Balance training on phyaction balance the System could be a useful tool in conjunction with traditional Occupational therapy program for improving balance control and gait functions in children with spastic diplegic cereal palsy

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EFFECT OF POSTURAL BALANCE TRAINING ON GAIT PARAMETERS IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY., Eva Snehlata Kujur INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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