Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
brain gym exercises, cognitive function, cerebral palsy
Brief summary
Brain gym is a series of exercises developed to enhance learning by improving cognitive function and fostering a stronger mind-body connection. It uses physical and mental techniques to stimulate both hemispheres of the brain. This approach is rooted in kinesiology and applied neuroscience, fields that study the relationship between bodily movements and brain activity.
Interventions
OTHERbrain gym exercise
specially designed physical therapy program in addition to brain gym exercises for 60 min (30 min designed P.T program and other 30 min for brain gym exercises), 3 sessions/ week for 3 successive months. eight Brain Gym exercises will be selected: Cross Crawl, Lazy 8s, Hook-ups, Brain Buttons, The Elephant, The Owl, Neck Rolls, Double Doodle
OTHERspecially designed pt program
conventional physical therapy program including reinforcement of the normal motor development, reflex inhibiting patterns, postural reaction, stretching, strengthening exercises, and gait training was applied to children in the control group
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. A diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic CP 2. Degree of spasticity ranges from 1 and 1+, according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS) 3. The age of the selected children will range from 6 to 8 years old. 4. Children are levels I and II according to GMFCS
Exclusion criteria
1 - Children with visual or auditory problems. 2. Children with severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 65 according to Stanford Binet intelligence scale). 3\. Children have been injected with Botox injection or have done surgery in the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cognitive functions will be measured by computer-based RehaCom software. It is a valid and reliable tool. higher score indicate worse results | 3 month |
| The quality of life of all children will be assessed by pediatric quality of life scale which is a valid and reliable scale to assess quality of life in CP children. higher scores indicate better results. raw scores range from 0 to 100 | 3 month |
Contacts
Primary ContactAlaa AL-Nemr
Outcome results
None listed