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- Title
Effect of Pilates Exercises on Standing, Walking, and Balance in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy.
- Authors
Abd-Elfattah, Hanaa Mohsen; Morsi Galal, Dina Othman Shokri; Aly, Mahmoud Ibrahim Elsayed; Aly, Sobhy M.; Elnegamy, Tamer Emam
- Abstract
Objective To analyze how Pilates exercises affect standing, walking, and balance in children with diplegic cerebral palsy throughout a 10-week program. Methods We included 40 children aged 7-9 years with diplegic cerebral palsy, and randomly allocated them into two groups of the same size: conventional therapy group (group A) and conventional therapy+Pilates group (group B). We administered the same conventional physical therapy program to both groups for 45 minutes, with group B receiving additional Pilates exercises for 45 minutes. Both groups attended the intervention program three times/week for 10 weeks. We used the Growth Motor Function Measure Scale (GMFM-88) to evaluate standing and walking (Dimensions D and E), and the Pediatric Balance Scale to evaluate balance function before and after treatment. Results Comparison of the average values of all measured variables before and after therapy showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between the two groups. All measured variables showed a significant difference between groups A and B, in favor of group B (p<0.05). Conclusion Pilates exercise in addition to conventional therapy is more effective in improving balance and gross motor function in children with diplegic cerebral palsy than the conventional therapy alone.
- Subjects
CHILDREN with cerebral palsy; PILATES method; CEREBRAL palsy
- Publication
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022, Vol 46, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
2234-0645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5535/arm.21148