Overview
To investigate the effect of Perturbation-Based Balance Training on trunk proprioception and balance in hemiparetic cerebral palsy
Description
Thirty-eight patients with hemiplegic cerebral palsy will participate in this study.
The patients will randomly be divided into two equal groups; the control group which received the selected physical therapy exercise program and the study group received the same exercise training program in addition to Perturbation-Based Balance Training, three times per week for three months. The evaluation methods are BIODEX, The Pediatric Balance Scale, baseline digital inclinometer.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- - Thirty-eight children hemiplegic cerebral palsy
- Age will range as (8:10) years old
- Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
- Normal body mass index ranged from 1SD to -2SDaccording to BMI-for age Z score charts include an age and sex- specific BMI for children (WHO, 2007).
- Gross motor function classification system: level I&II
Exclusion Criteria:
- • Difficulty to communicate or to understand program instructions
- any other neurological deficits or orthopaedic abnormalities,
- secondary musculoskeletal complication
- vestibular problems
- any mental impairment