Abstract:
Cerebral palsy is a nonprogressive neuromuscular disorder, results from brain cells damage due to oxygen depletion at birth. In cerebral palsy children Open and closed kinetic chain exercises are the part of functional therapy program that helps in improving motor abilities and ADLs. There is little to no literature that how age can influence motor recovery through strength training program. Moreover the purpose of this study design is to see how strength training programs help in improving motor performance regarding different age groups of children with cerebral palsy. It is a comparative study that is designed to include simple kinetic chain exercises, with cerebral palsy children (n=30, age group 1= 3-10y, age group 2=11-18y, GMFCS level 2 and 3) and spasticity through Modified Ashworth Scale ranges from 0 to +1. CP children other than spastic type, surgery or botulinum toxin injections in past 6 months and with persistent contractures will be excluded from the study. Intervention will include Open kinetic chain and closed kinetic chain exercises i-e standing with ball moving in upward and downward direction against the wall, hip abduction in seated position, sit to stand, bilateral calf raise, forward and lateral step ups and step down. Protocol will be 3 sets of 5 repetitions with total time 30 minutes. Each session will start from warm up exercise including stretching of hamstrings and gastrocnemius muscles.3 days/week with total of 6 weeks intervention. The study will show how strength training program affects motor recovery in different age CP children.
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Journal: Abstract Book on 9th Annual Neuroscience Conference (ANC-23) August 12-13, 2023 , Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023