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Title: Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spastic equinus foot in children with unilateral cerebral palsy
Authors: Emara, Hatem A.
Al-Johani, Ahmed H.
Khaled, Osama A.
Ragab, Walaa M.
Al-Shenqiti, Abdullah M.
Keywords: Cerebral palsy
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Selective motor controll
Spasticity
Wave therapy
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
Series/Report no.: Original Article;794-804
Abstract: Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on selective motor control, spasticity, gross motor function, and balance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Methods: This randomised controlled study recruited 34 children aged 7e9 with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy. They were randomly allocated to either the control or study group. Both groups undertook traditional exercises for 12 weeks. The study group received shock waves (one session/week) on the calf muscle (1500 shocks, frequency of 4 Hz, energy of 0.030 mJ/mm2). All children were evaluated at baseline and after 12 weeks using the Modified Ashworth Scale, a Biodex System 4 isokinetic dynamometer, dimensions D (standing) and E (walking) of the Gross Motor Function Measure e 88, the Trost Selective Motor Control test, and the single leg standing test. Results: Mixed analysis of variance and ManneWhitney results showed significant improvement in eccentric peak torque, torque threshold angles, gross motor function, selective motor control, and balance in the study group compared with the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Shock wave therapy may be a valuable instrument for reducing spasticity, improving the ability to isolate and control movement, and consequently, improving balance and gross motor function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.
URI: http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7313
ISSN: 1658-3612
Appears in Collections:Vol 17 No 5 (2022)

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