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Effect of ankle foot orthoses on balance in children with crerbral palsy : systematic review / Alzahraa Abdelwahed Abdelghaffar ; Supervised Shorouk Ahmed Wagdi Elshennawy , Zeinab Ahmed Hussein

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Alzahraa Abdelwahed Abdelghaffar, 2018Description: 84 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • تأثير تقويم قدم الكاحل على التوازن فى الأطفال الذين يعانون من الشلل الدماغى : مراجعة منهجية [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics Summary: Background: Balance impairment is one of the primary problems in cerebral palsy. Ankle foot orthoses (AFO) is used in promising for improving function and stability. Purposeof the study:The aim of systematic review is to evaluate the quality of research investigating whether ankle foot orthosis is an effective rehabilitation tool on improving balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Methods: An extensive search on four databases(Cochrane Library,pub-Med, PEDro and Web of scince) identified all study designs that include key words (Cerebral Palsy, Balance, Children, Ankle Foot Orthoses). A total of 357 papers were identified and only 12 met the inclusion criteria. Results:Six studies had low evidence base scoring less than 4 on Pedro scale while only four studies had high evidence base scoring more than 5 scoring on Pedro scale and two studies had moderate evidence base scoring 4.Conclusion:The analysis of the results of the included studiescurrent studies revealed weak evidence in the effect of ankle foot orthosis on balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.06.M.Sc.2018.Al.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110076582000
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Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics

Background: Balance impairment is one of the primary problems in cerebral palsy. Ankle foot orthoses (AFO) is used in promising for improving function and stability. Purposeof the study:The aim of systematic review is to evaluate the quality of research investigating whether ankle foot orthosis is an effective rehabilitation tool on improving balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Methods: An extensive search on four databases(Cochrane Library,pub-Med, PEDro and Web of scince) identified all study designs that include key words (Cerebral Palsy, Balance, Children, Ankle Foot Orthoses). A total of 357 papers were identified and only 12 met the inclusion criteria. Results:Six studies had low evidence base scoring less than 4 on Pedro scale while only four studies had high evidence base scoring more than 5 scoring on Pedro scale and two studies had moderate evidence base scoring 4.Conclusion:The analysis of the results of the included studiescurrent studies revealed weak evidence in the effect of ankle foot orthosis on balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy

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