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

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of core stability exercises in improving the functional sitting control in children with hypotonic cerebral palsy. Subjects Thirty children (19 males and 11 females) with hypotonic cerebral palsy, ranging in age from 2 to 4 years participated in this study. Method: They were assigned randomly into two groups of equal number (Study and Control).The study group received core stability exercises and traditional physical therapy program while the control group received traditional physical therapy program only. The duration of treatment was 3 months.The sitting domain of Gross Motor Function Measure-88 scale (GMFM-88) and the stationary subtests of Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 (PDMS-2) were used to evaluation. Results: The obtained results revealed significant difference of GMFM88 (sitting domain), stationary raw scores and stationary standard scores of PDMS-2 with no significant difference of age equivalent of PDMS-2 in the study group (before and after). On the other hand, there was significant difference of GMFM88 (sitting domain) but no significant difference of stationary raw scores, stationary standard scores and age equivalent of PDMS-2 in the control group (before and after).Conclusion: It could be concluded that pelvic girdle stability training can be used to improve functional sitting control in children with hypotonic cerebral palsy

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