Correlation Between Foot Progression Angle & Balance In Cerebral Palsy - Softcover

Gaber Abd El Aziz, Heba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659757330 ISBN 13: 9783659757334

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The study was applied to compare between FPA in diplegic cerebral palsied (study group) and normal children (control group) within three age groups (five to six, six to seven and seven to eight years), to assess the difference of the foot progression angle among the three age groups of diplegic cerebral palsied children and to investigate the correlation between FPA of right and left lower extremity and balance in diplegic cerebral palsied children. Children were selected from the outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University and divided into three equal age groups. Foot progression angle and balance were evaluated for each participated child by the use of dynamic footprint during walking barefoot at free walking speed and biodex balance system respectively. Results of the present study showed that there was a positive correlation between FPA of the right foot and OSI, API as well as MLI. On the other hand, there was non-significant correlation between FPA of the left foot and OSI, API as well as MLI.

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About the Author

Heba Gaber, lecturer at Department of Physical Therapy for Disturbance of Growth and Developmental Disorders in children and its surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo Univ. Egypt . B.Sc. of Physical Therapy (2004). Master Degree of Physical Therapy (2011).

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659757330
• ISBN 13: 9783659757334
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136