POSTURAL CONTROL TRAINING : EFFECT ON BALANCE AND LOCOMOTION IN HEMIPARETIC CHILDREN

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to study the effect of postural control training on balance & locomotion in spastic hemiparetic children. The study was conducted on forty-two children, ranging in age from 7 to 12 years from both sexes, they include: fifteen normal children served as a control group (A) & twenty-seven ambulant spastic hemiparetic children as study group (B). They received a balance training program on Biodex system in addition to a physical therapy program 3 times/week for 3 months. The post treatment stability indices & gait parameters results showed significant improvement in balance & locomotion of study group (B) after treatment which confirm the importance of postural control training (by using Biodex system) in the rehabilitation program of spastic hemiparetic children.