Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy

Effects of Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy on Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy

Effects of Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy on Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy. It will be a RCT we want to identify the effects of action observation therapy on patients coming to the hospital as compared to the patients at home. We will also identify the retaining effects of AOT. Our sample size will be 40 diplegic patients having no cognitive issues and able to walk with assistive device. We will exclude the patient who will suffer with severe comorbidities and visual impairment. We will randomly assign the patients into two groups A and B.A will receive Action observation therapy three times a day along with stretching exercises .while group B we perform AOT and stretching exercises at home with same frequency.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants falling in this category will be recruited into the study.

  • Diagnosed Diaplegic CP Children between the age of 5 to 11 years.
  • Without visual impairment and visual field defects.
  • Able to follow the researcher's instruction.
  • GMFCS (gross motor function classification system) level I-III.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants failing to fall in this category will be excluded of the study.

  • Children with a Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) of 3 or more
  • Unable to walk
  • Children with severe co-morbidities. (2)