Potential effects of traditional massage on spasticity and gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects of traditional massage (TM) on spasticity and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods

This randomized control trial (RCT) was conducted with recruitment of 86 children (Dropped out= 11; Analyzed= 75) with spastic CP (diplegia) allocated randomly through sealed envelope method to intervention and control group with ages between 2-10 years from September 2016 to August 2018. Both groups received conventional physical therapy (CPT) once daily, five times a week for a period of three months. However, intervention group received TM additionally. Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88) and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) were used to evaluate spasticity and gross motor fun

SUBMITTER: Mahmood Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6717488 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature