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The effect of rebound therapy on sitting in children with cerebral palsy /

Khadiga Ahmed Mohamed

The effect of rebound therapy on sitting in children with cerebral palsy / تأثير نطاطة(ترمبولين) علي وضع الجلوس بالنسبه للأطفال المصابين بالشلل الدماغي Khadiga Ahmed Mohamed ; Supervised Hebatallh Mohamed Kamal , Walaa Abdelhakiem Abdelnabie , Ahmed Mahmoud Kholeif - Cairo : Khadiga Ahmed Mohamed , 2018 - 72 P. : charts, facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics

Background: Sitting is an essential step to achieve upright position and posture background. Cerebral palsy children have poor trunk control and trunk muscles weakness, that contribute to delayed sitting position. Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of rebound therapy on sitting milestone in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Material and methods: Forty children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy, of both sexes, their ages ranged from 6 months to 12 months, were randomly assigned into two equal groups: control and study group. Control group received traditional physical therapy program to all problems include sitting milestone, and study group received rebound therapy exercises to facilitate sitting in addition to the program of the control group. The Gross Motor Function Measure was used to evaluate the sitting in both groups before and after three months of treatment.Results:The results showed significant difference in some items of Gross Motor Function Measure before and after treatment in both groups (control and study group) (B18, B19, B20, B23, B29, B30, B31, B32 and B34), while there was no significant difference in another items in both groups(B21, B22, B24, B25, B26, B27, B28, B33, B35, B36 and B37)



Hemiplegi Rebound Therapy Sitting