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Effect of using adaptive swiss ball on hand function in children with hemiparesis
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adaptive swiss ball seating as an alternative for standard chair seating on hand function in children with hemiparesis.Subjects: A total of 30 spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children (19 boys and 11 girls), aged 3{u2013}6 years participated in this study. They were randomly assigned into control and study groups of equal numbers each consisted of fifteen children (n=15). Methods: Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2 (PDMS-2)was used to evaluate each child individually before and after three successive months of treatment (3 sessions per week), to assess 2 subtests (the grasping skills and visual motor integration skills) for all children of both groups. Control group who received a specially selected physical therapy program for hand function on a standard chair seating. Study group who received the same selected program for hand function on adaptive swiss ball seating. Results: There was a significant improvement in the measured variables for both groups after treatment. Moreover, comparing the post-treatment results of the two groups of fine motor quotient revealed significant difference (p=0.003). The percentage of improvement was 15.05% in favor of study group