Abstract:
Objective
To investigate the effect of core muscle training on the walking cycle of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Methods
Sixty children with spastic cerebral palsy treated in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2018 were selected as the subjects and divided into control group and observation group with 30 cases in each group by random digital table method. Both groups received routine rehabilitation training, including Bobath technique, Brunnstrom technique, Rood technique and PNF technique. In addition, the observation group was trained on the core muscle group, including leglifting training, squatting training, stair-climbing training, sit-up training, hip-lifting training and sitting-balance-board training. Three months later, the walking cycle and walking function of two groups of children were observed(measured by GMFM-88).
Results
The maximum walking speed, step length and frequency of the observation group were better than those of control group(P<0.05). After intervention, the scores of the D and E areas in the GMFM scale of the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05).
ConclusionCore muscle training can improve walking cycle and walking function of children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Key words: Rehabilitation training, Core muscle training, Cerebral palsy, Walking cycle, Child