Efficacy of Task Oriented Training on Balance and Gross Motor Function in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Children

Mrs. MADHUMATHI.K; Dr. P. Senthil Selvam; MEGALA.K

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

Efficacy of Task Oriented Training on Balance and Gross Motor Function in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Children

Mrs. Madhumathi. K, Dr. P. Senthil Selvam, Megala. K

Abstract :

BACKGROUND: Cereal palsy (CP) is defined as “a group of permanent disorder of the development of movement and posture due to non–progressive lesion that occurred in the developing fetus or after birth”. The term “cereal” refers to the two halves or hemispheres of the ain and “palsy” refers to loss of impairment of motor function. It is a common neurodevelopmental condition encountered by paediatrician and physiotherapist. The majorities of children with cereal palsy have difficulty in walking, poor balance control that leads to poor gait. OBJECTIVE: This is an experimental study to determine the efficacy of task oriented training and conventional physiotherapy on balance and gross motor function in spastic diplegic cereal palsy children. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 30 children with spastic diplegic cereal palsy who fulfilled inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups. One group received task oriented training and other received conventional physiotherapy for 45 minutes, 4 weeks. The balance and gross motor function were measured by PBS and GMFM–66 respectively. RESULTS: Result shows that both the groups improved significantly but task oriented training group is improved more than conventional physiotherapy group. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that task oriented training is more effective as compared to the conventional physiotherapy for balance and gross motor function in spastic diplegic cereal palsy.