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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Selective Effects of Electro-motor Stimulation in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsied Children
"تأثيرات منتقاه للتنبيه الكهربائى للعضلات فى الاطفال المصابين بالشلل المخي النصفي التشنجي"
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : This study aimed at investigating the effects of different physical therapy modalities on muscle strength of the ipsi-lateral and contra-lateral limb muscles in hemiplegic cerebral palsy children. Thirty hemiplegic cerebral palsy children, ranging in age from six to nine years were selected from the Out-patient Clinic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. They were divided randomly into two groups of equal number, study and control, each comprised 15 patients. A program of strengthening exercises for the quadriceps muscle of the sound limb was administered to patients of both groups, while those of the study group only received electro-motor stimulation for the same group of muscles in addition. Treatment of both groups continued for twelve successive weeks, three sessions weekly. Quadriceps muscle torque of both sides was evaluated using the MIRAC device, in addition to thigh circumference measurement before and after the suggested period of treatment. Results at the end of this study revealed a significant increase in the peak torque value of the quadriceps muscle of both limbs, in addition to a significant increase in girth measurement of both thighs in the study group only. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that electro-motor stimulation combined with strengthening exercises may help in increasing muscle strength of both treated and untreated limbs among hemiplegic cerebral palsy children. 
ISSN : 1319-1039 
Journal Name : Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University 
Volume : 13 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1425 AH
2004 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Sunday, July 4, 2010 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
خالد أحمد ممدوحMamdouh, Khaled AhmedInvestigatorDoctoratekh_mamdouh@live.com
شادية عبد العزيز محمدMohamed, Shadia Abdel-AzizResearcherDoctorate 
فاطمة عبد الفتاح حجازيHegazy, Fatma Abdel-FattahResearcherDoctorate 

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