Overview
Caregiving for cerebral palsy children covers a very wide range of activities such as heavy lifting and turning, bathing, helping the child to use the toilet, getting the child to sleep, dressing and assisting the transfer causes burden of care because these children are different from normal ones and need extra care and attention in regards to their physical disabilities and limitations. This type of burden may adversely impact on caregiver's physical and mental functioning.
Description
Low back pain develops more periods when transferring their children, manual handling can put long term physical strain on mothers and be a contributing factor to a higher pain Severity. The mothers of children with CP report not only declined physical and mental health, but also fatigue and impaired quality of life. Frequently in mothers being exposed to more physical load for longer.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:1- Their age will be ranged from 3 to 5 years. 2- Children with clinical diagnosis of bilateral spastic cerebral palsy 3-Their functional level will be ranged from I to V according to Gross motor function classification system 4-Their BMI will be ranged from 18-23 Exclusion Criteria:-
- Children with congenital anomalies and chromosomal disease.
- Children with recent musculoskeletal surgery.
- Mentally retarded -
