Balance Training With TENS for Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · May 17, 2024

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • A diagnosis of spastic diplegia cerebral palsy.
• • Age from 10 to 12 years.
• • Spasticity grade 1 and 1+ according to the Modified Ashworth scale.
• • Level II motor function according to the Growth Motor Function Classification System.
• • Able to understand and follow instructions.
• • Their heights are more than 100 cm and weights are more than 20 Kg which are the lower limits of height and weight needed by the Biodex stability system.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Epilepsy.
• • Significant visual or auditory problems according to medical reports (audio-vestibular and ophthalmic examination).
• • Structural or fixed soft tissue deformities of the lower extremities.
• • Neurological or orthopedic surgery in the past 12 months.
• • Botox injection in the lower extremities in the past 6 months.
• • Fracture, sprain, or strain injury of the lower extremities in the past 6 months.