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It will be hypothesized that strengthening the calf muscles will improve standing efficiency in children with spastic diplegia.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| calf muscle strengthenig group | Experimental | experimental group will receive the same selected physical therapy program in addition to manual and mechanical strengthening exercises and electrical stimulation program for calf muscles of both lower limbs. |
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| No calf muscle strengthening group | Other | control group will receive only the selected physical therapy program |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Strengthening exercise + Electrical stimulation of calf muscle | Other |
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| selected physical therapy program |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Motor Function Measure | 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Ultrasonography | To measure calf muscle thickness | 2 months |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cairo University | Cairo | Giza Governorate | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 9489498 | Background | Wiley ME, Damiano DL. Lower-extremity strength profiles in spastic cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1998 Feb;40(2):100-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb15369.x. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002547 | Cerebral Palsy |
| ID | Term |
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| D001925 | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| Other |
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