Contralateral Isokinetic Training on Strength and Reaching Skill

Effect of Contralateral Isokinetic Training on Strength and Reaching Skill in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

The study aimed to ascertain how cross-education affected the activity of the paretic muscles in the upper limb and how that affected function in children with spastic hemiplegia and cerebral palsy. Additionally, it sought to determine how unilateral isokinetic resistance training affected children with spastic hemiplegia of the contralateral limb in terms of strength development.

Inclusion Criteria:

• hemiplegic CP children from both genders with age ranged from five to seven year
• had mild to moderate spasticity according to the Modified Ashworth Scale
• able to follow verbal instructions
• able to stand unassisted and ambulate with abnormal pattern

Exclusion Criteria:

• children who had any visual or auditory problems, fixed deformities in upper limb that interfere with fine motor functions, with history of any surgical interference in upper limbs for less than one year, and un-cooperative children were excluded.