Christine Adel Aziz Saleh <br/><br/>
Effect of mechanical vestibular stimulation on balance in spastic diplegic children /  
 تأثير التنبيه الميكانيكى لدهليز الأذن على الإتزان  لدى أطفال الشلل النصفى التقلصى  
Christine Adel Aziz Saleh ; Supervised Emam H. Elnegemy , Ibrahim Mohamed Shokry 
 - Cairo :   Christine Adel Aziz Saleh ,   2015 
 - 135 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Development Disorders in Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> The purpose of this study was to evaluate balance changes in spastic diaplegic children following participation in a program of therapeutic exercises including mechanical vestibular stimulation. Subject: Thirty children, aged 5 to 8 years participated in this study. They were classified into two groups of equal number 15 patients each. Method: The control group received 1 hour and 15 minutes of selected physical therapy program for such cases, while the study group received 1 hour of selected physical therapy program and 15 minutes of mechanical vestibular stimulation using vestibulator/ swing system. Balance was assessed before and after application of 12 weeks of treatment in the two groups using the Biodex balance system 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Balance  Mechanical vestibular stimulation Spastic diplegia