Virtual Reality in Children With Hemiparesis

Effect of Virtual Reality on Selective Motor Control and Upper Limb Functions in Children With Hemiparesis: A Pilot Study

children with cerebral palsy have impaired selective motor control and upper limb functions that affect their performance

Twenty volunteer children diagnosed with hemiparetic cerebral palsy will be recruited from national institute of neuromotor system. they will be randomly assigned to intervention and control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• - Age between 7 and 11 years
• spasticity grade of 1+ or 2 on MAS
• level I and II on GMFCS
• level II and III on MACS
• Being able to cooperate and being motivated

Exclusion Criteria:

• visual or auditory problems Severe spasticity (an Ashworth spasticity score of 4 in any upper or lower extremities) Severe mental retardation surgeries for spasticity within the past 12 months, toxin injection within the past six months.
• Structural or fixed soft tissue deformities in the affected upper extremity