The purpose was to investigate the effect of cross-training as a method of unilateral motor priming on locomotor abilities in children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy.
Thirty children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy were recruited from different rehabilitation centers. They were assigned randomly into two groups. Children in the control group (A) were engaged in a selected physical therapy program while those in the experimental group (B) received cross-training program followed by application of the same selected physical therapy program received by group (A). The treatment programs were conducted five times per week for six successive weeks. Measurements obtained included active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AROM), and the speed of walking obtained by 10-meter walking test. These measures were recorded two times: pre- and post-treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Exercises to improve locomotor abilities of children with CP
Program of exercises to enhance abilities
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Giza, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AROM)
Time frame: Baseline and at the end - through study completion, an average of 1 year
10-meter walking test
Time frame: Baseline and at the end - through study completion, an average of 1 year
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