The aim was to evaluate the effect of using IASTM on passive ROM of the lower limbs and joint angles during gait in children with spastic diplegic CP. Methods: Thirty children with diplegic CP were randomly divided into 2 groups: a control group (which received a selected physical therapy program) and the study group (which received IASTM therapy in addition to the selected physical therapy program). They were treated three times weekly for six weeks. Passive ROM and active ROM during gait were assessed using a digital goniometer and Kinovea analysis software, respectively, before and after the proposed treatment period.
Methods: Thirty children with diplegic CP were randomly divided into 2 groups: a control group (which received a selected physical therapy program) and the study group (which received IASTM therapy in addition to the selected physical therapy program). They were treated three times weekly for six weeks. Passive ROM and active ROM during gait were assessed using a digital goniometer and Kinovea analysis software, respectively, before and after the proposed treatment period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
The designed IASTM therapy was applied for 8-10 minutes per session, three times per week (every other day), for six successive weeks in addition to the selected physical therapy program was applied for one hour per session, three times per week (every other day), for six successive weeks
The selected physical therapy program was applied for one hour per session, three times per week (every other day), for six successive weeks
Faculty of Physical Therapy
Giza, Egypt
Active range of motion
measured by 2D gait analysis
Time frame: six weeks
passive range of motion
measured by a digital goniometer
Time frame: six weeks
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