TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in CP

TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of TENS with proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Two groups of thirty diplegic CP children, ages 4 to 6, were randomly assigned to receive proprioceptive-visual training as the control group and TENS with proprioceptive - visual training as the research group. For eight weeks, both groups received therapy three times a week. Prior to and during the intervention period, each participant had an evaluation by gait analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diplegic CP children who were between the ages of 4 and 6 years
• spasticity grades were 1 and 1+ according to modified Ashworth Scale
• gross motor function classification system at level II and III

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who have visual impairments, hearing damage
• received Botulinum Toxin injections or oral antispasticity medications within the past 6 months
• fixed deformities at lower limbs
• inability to understand the task