Combined Cognitive and Functional Strength Training in Children With cp

Synergistic Effect of Functional Strength Training and Cognitive Intervention on Motor and Cognitive Functions in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is primarily a disorder of movement and posture however; it often involves disorder of different aspects of cognitive function.

This study evaluated the effect of FST and cognitive intervention and their combined effect on motor and cognitive functions in children with spastic diplegia. A convenient sample of spastic diplegic CP children, with their age ranging from 8 to 12 years were assigned randomly into four treatment groups

Inclusion Criteria:

• chronological age ranged from 8 to 12 years,
• spasticity grade in affected lower limbs ranged between 1 + and 2 according to MAS
• can follow instructions given to them,
• their intelligence level ranged from 65 to 80 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale, - -- their motor function ranged between Level II & III according to Gross Motor Functional Classification System Expanded and Revised (GMFCS E&R).

Exclusion Criteria:

• children who had visual or auditory problems
• children who took any medicine affecting alertness
• fixed deformities in the joints of upper & lower limbs
• any orthopedic surgery in lower limbs within 6 months before study
• epileptic children.