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Effects of Trunk and Neck Stabilization Exercises Using Visual Information on Trunk Control and Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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SO-HEE KIM, HYUN-CHUL HWANG, SANG-UK HYUN, TAE-HO KIM
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of trunk and neck stabilization exercises combined with visual
information on the trunk control and gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy. The subjects were 18
children with cerebral palsy between the ages of 8 and 15 who classified as stage 1, 2, or 3 by the Gross Motor
Function Classification System (GMFCS). Subjects were assigned to either the experimental or the control group in
equal numbers. Both groups participated in an eight-week intervention with two 50-minute sessions per week. The
experimental group received a 20-minute session of trunk and neck stabilization exercises using visual information in
addition to 30 minutes of conventional neurodevelopmental physical therapy; the control group received a 20-minute
session of trunk and neck stabilization exercises without visual information in addition to 30 minutes of conventional
neurodevelopmental physical therapy. Assessment of changes in trunk control at a sitting position before and after the
intervention was conducted using the Trunk Control Measurement Scale(TCMS). The Gross Motor Function
Measurement(GMFM) was performed to evaluate the changes between before and after the interventions in gross
motor function.The TCMS results suggested that dynamic and static balance control significantly improved in both the
experimental and control groups. Dynamic sitting control and dynamic reaching were significantly higher in the
experimental group compared to the control group.Both the experimental and control groups showed significant
increase in the gross motor function. The Gross Motor Function wassignificantly higher in the experimental group
compared to the control group. In conclusion, neurodevelopmental therapy with trunk and neck stabilization
exercises using visual information was more effective than the same therapy without visual information for improving
trunk control and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy.
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Cerebral Palsy, Gross Motor Function, Stabilization, Trunk Control, Visual Information
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.04.058
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