Open AccessCOMPARE THE EFFECT OF BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING WITH OVERGROUND GAIT TRAINING ON BALANCE IN SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY
Author(s) -
Abid Ali Khan,
Sumaira Imran Farooqui,
Amna Khan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.5.2/001
Subject(s) - berg balance scale , balance (ability) , gait , cerebral palsy , spastic , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , treadmill , gait training , medicine , rehabilitation , spasticity
OBJECTIVECompare the effect of body weight supported treadmill trainingwith over ground gait training on balance in spastic cerebralpalsy.STUDY DESIGNRandomized Control TrailSTUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTSThis study was conducted in a Rehabilitation Centre. Twenty eightparticipants were recruited, fifteen in experimental group andthirteen in control group. All participants were spastic and classifiedI, II & III at GMCFS.INTERVENTIONSTreatment was given for three days in a week for consecutiveperiod of six weeks which includes BWSTT and overground gaittrainingOUTCOME MEASURESThe outcome was measured by using Berg Balance Scale, BrunelBalance Scale, TUG, and TST and Timed 360 Turn.RESULTSBoth the techniques shown positive results but BWSTT had shownbetter result with the mean improvement in Berg Balance Scale(29±7.91 from 25.6±7.46), TUG (22.2±4.2sec from 19.4±4.1sec),Brunel Balance Scale (7.4±2.34 from 6.27±2.52),TST (5.73±1.6 from4.07±1.58) & Timed 360 Turn (9.4±2.02 sec to 7.87±2.23 sec) withcomparison to control group which had a mean improvement inBerg Balance Scale (28.08±7.11 from 26.38±7.14), TUG(21.46±4.0sec from 19.54±3.79), Brunel Balance Scale (7.31±2.32from 6.54±2.60), TST(5.46±1.56 from 4.31±1.54) & Timed 360 Turn(9.23±1.69sec to 7.85±1.67secs).