TY  - BOOK
AU  - Menna Allah Muhammad Eltahan
AU  - Ehab Ragaa  Abdelraouf , 
AU  - Faten Hassan Abdelazem , 
TI  - Efficacy of kinesio taping in controlling genu recurvatum In down syndrome children / 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Menna Allah Muhammad Eltahan , 
KW  - Down syndrome
KW  - Genu recurvatum
KW  - Kinesio Taping
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth Development Disorders in Pediatrics; Issued also as CD
N2  - Most Down syndrome children develop genu recurvatum due to hypotonia of  quadriceps and hamstring with lack of co-contraction of both muscles and laxity  of the ligaments around knee that support the joint. Aim: Investigate the effect  of kinesio taping of quadriceps and hamstring muscles on controlling genu  recurvatum in Down syndrome children. Subjects: Thirty Down syndrome  children with chronological age ranged from 2 to 4 years participated in this  study; they were classified randomly into 2 groups of equal number. Study  group received a specially designed physical therapy program while applying  kinesio taping and control group received specially designed physical therapy  program only. Methods: They were evaluated using AUTOCAD analysis,  screen protractor and gross motor functional measurement scale before and after  6 weeks of treatment programs. The results: The mean difference between pre  and post treatment for study group was 5.93 degrees and the percent of  improvement was 3.18%. There was a significant decrease in the mean values of  knee extension angle measured by AUTO-CAD program post treatment  compared with pre treatment (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: The kinesio taping was  helpful in controlling genu recurvatum in Down syndrome children
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