Role of Kinesiotape Over Dorsi Flexors Muscles on Balance in Children With Spastic Diplegia

Cairo University (CU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Treatments

Other: kinesio taping

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04243928

peadiatrics 123

Details and patient eligibility

About

To detect the effect of kinesio -tape on balance in children with spastic diplegia.

Full description

The use of Kinesio Taping might influence the cutaneous receptors of the sensory motor system, resulting in the improvement of voluntary control and coordination in a physiotherapy program for children with CP. (Yasukawa et al., 2006).

The study will be conducted To investigate the effect of kinesiotape applied on dorsi fexors muscles on improving balance in spastic diplegic children .

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

4 to 10 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Thirty children with spastic diplegia of both genders participated in this study.
- Theywere selected from the out-patient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University.
- Children height not less than 1 meter to be able to see the screen of the biodex balance system.
- Their agehad ranged from 4 to 8 years.
- All patients have mild spasticity according to modified Aschwar scale grade 1 &1+ (Alhusaini, 2010) presented in (Appendix I).
- All patients wereable to stand alone GMFM presented in (Appendix II).
- They could understand and follow instructions.
- All Children used Ankle Foot Orthosis.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with visual or auditory problems.
- Children with positive sensitivity to kinesiotape.
- Children with irrivisable muscle contracture at the calf muscles.