Abstract:
Objective
To analyze the effect of core stability training on children with spastic cerebral palsy and to explore the effect of this training on the fine and gross motor function of the children.
Methods
A total of 103 children with spastic cerebral palsy admitted to our hospital from Apr. 2017 to Apr. 2019 were enrolled. The children were divided into study group and control group according to the time of admission. The control group(n=51) received routine rehabilitation treatment including Rood therapy and Bobath therapy (the neurodevelopmental therapy and active and passive exercise training); the study group(n=52) were given additional core stability training; both groups were treated for 2 months. After the end of the treatment, the two groups were compared in the improvement of fine motor function, gross motor function, balance ability, walking ability and functional independence.
Results
The scores of PDMS FM scale and visualmotor integration scores of the study group were higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). The GMFM, BBS and WeeFIM scores of the study group were higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). The 10MWT results of the study group showed that the time and number of steps required for 10 m were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion
Core stability training can improve the fine and gross motor function of children with spastic cerebral palsy, improve walking ability and increase functional independence.
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Key words: Core stability training, Cerebral palsy, Spastic type, Fine motor function, Children