Vidhi Gajjar
K. M. Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, India
Title: Effect of Physiotherapy Training on reach performance during standing in children with diplegic cerebral palsy with and without Ankle Foot Orthosis
Biography
Biography: Vidhi Gajjar
Abstract
Aim: To compare the effect of physiotherapy treatment on reach performance in children with diplegic CP with additive effect of AFO.
Material & Methods: Twenty one children aged above 4 years, with diplegic cerebral palsy were recruited from the different centers and assigned into two groups: group A with AFO and group B without AFO. All participants’ reaching performance was assessed. Each subject was given balance and gait training for 4 weeks and post intervention reach test was measured.
Results: Mean change in distance measured by forward reach test and lateral reach test from the baseline covered by patients with AFO is statistically highly significant after 4 weeks of intervention. Mean change in distance measured by forward reach test and lateral reach test from the baseline covered by patients without AFO is statistically significantly more at 4 weeks of intervention. Mean change in distance measured by forward reach test and lateral reach test from the baseline covered by patients with AFO is not statistically significantly differ as compared to the patients without AFO at 4 weeks of intervention.
Conclusions: Balance and gait training is effective in improving reach performance in children with diplegic CP. But there is no such differentiation in wearing AFO in the improvement of forward and lateral reaching test.