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Relations between Knee Joint Range of Motion and Growth Motor Function Measure in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Abstract Background: Knee contracture is a frequent problem in cerebral palsy (CP) child due to spasticity. Aim of Study: To determine the effect of therapeutic ultrasound in addition to passive stretching on knee joint range of motion (ROM) in children with HCP (hemiplegic CP). Material and Methods: Sixty HCP children, were suffering from knee joint flexion deformity due to hamstrings muscle tightness and their ages ranged from 4 and 6 years old. They were divided into two equal groups.Control group received traditional treatment in addition to stretching while study group received the same program in addition to therapeutic ultrasound 3 times per week for 3 months. Patients in both groups were assessed by Absolute + AxisTM Digital Goniometer and Growth Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88&66) before treatment and after 12 weeks. Results: There is a strong positive significant correlation between ROM and GMFM post treatment in study group (r=0.95, p=0.0001) when compared with the control group (r=0.85, p=0.0001). Conclusion: There was a signficant improvement in knee ROM and gross motor functions infavour the study group.

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10.21608/mjcu.2021.225191

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Stretching, Ultrasound, Contracture, Cerebral palsy

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MOSTAFA M. MOSTAFA, M.Sc.;

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KHALED A. MAMDOUH, Ph.D.

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SHAIMAA A. ABDALGELEEL, M.D.;

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RADWA S. ABDULRAHMAN, Ph.D.

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The Departments of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics*, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Biostatistics & Epidemiology**, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University

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89

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December

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22432

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2021-12-01

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2021-09-16

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2021-12-01

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2,825

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0045-3803

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2536-9806

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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22 Jan 2023