Effect of Pilates Exercises on Gross Motor Function and Balance

Badr University

Status: Completed

Conditions: to Determine the Effect of Pilate's Exercises on Gross Motor Function and Balance

Treatments: Other: PILATES EXERCISES

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04615793

P.T.REC/012/002914

Details and patient eligibility

About

the study aimed to asses the effect of Pilate exercise on motor function and balance in diplegic children

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 9 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 7 to 9 years,
• mild spasticity of lower limb
• able to understand and follow instructions

Exclusion criteria

• fixed contracture
• visual or respiratory disorders,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

CONTROL GROUP

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive flexibility exercises and strength training focusing on the trunk and lower limb muscles, postural control exercise in different positions and different surfaces and general endurance training . Control group will receive intervention in the form of five minutes warm up followed by 12 minutes of walking at their comfortable pace and concluded with a five minutes cool down

EXPERMINTAL GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will obtain Pilate exercises, consist of strengthening,stretching and coordinated exercises on lower and trunk muscle

Treatment:

Other: PILATES EXERCISES