Effect of mechanical vestibular stimulation on hand function in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy

• Haleem, Ahmed Mohamed Abdel ; Sherif, Abdel Aziz Ali ^[1] ; Ibrahim Mohamed Hamoda ; Elsebahy, Sara Y.
  1. [1] Physical Therapy Rashid University
• Localización: Revista iberoamericana de psicología del ejercicio y el deporte, ISSN 1886-8576, Vol. 19, Nº. 4, 2024, págs. 435-439
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objective: To investigate the effects of mechanical vestibular stimulation on fine motor skills and hand grip strength in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

    Methods: Sixty hemiparetic cerebral palsied children of both sexes, ranging in age from 4 to 6 years participated in this study. They are randomly assigned into two groups: control group (A) and study group (B). Children in group A received the designed physical therapy program. Children in group B received the same physical therapy program given to group A for 45 min then mechanical vestibular exercise for 15 mins. Fine motor skills, including visual motor integration, grasp and fine motor quotient evaluated using Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PDMS-2) while hand grip strength measured using Jamar Handheld Dynamometer before and after three months of treatment.

    Results: This study showed a statistically significant improvement in the two groups when comparing their pre and post treatment mean values of all measured variables. When comparing the post-treatment results, there were significant differences between groups A and B in favor of group B regarding all measured variables.

    Conclusion: Mechanical vestibular stimulation is better added to the rehabilitation program to improve fine motor skills and hand grip strength in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy