Effect of Induced Fatigue of Unaffected Limb on Balance in Children with Hemiplegia | ||||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||||
| Article 124, Volume 87, March, March 2019, Page 1019-1022 PDF (304.85 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2019.52832 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| MARWA M. NAGEEB, M.Sc.; FATEN H. ABD EL-AZEIM, Ph.D.; SHOROUK EL-SHENNAWY, Ph.D. | ||||
| The Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy bearing weight mostly through the unaffected leg and may be a strategy to compensate for muscle paresis in the hemiplegic leg causing fatigue of unaffected limb and impaired balance. Aim: To determine the immediate effect of induced fatigue of unaffected limb on balance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Patients and Methods: 29 children with hemiplegic cere-bral palsy (8.9±2.3 years). Before and after induced fatigue of unaffected limb the balance were recorded by Biodex balance system. Results: There were significant difference before and after fatigue in balance overall stability index (p<0.001), antroposterior stability index (p=0.003), mediolatral stability index (p=0.002). Conclusion: Fatigue of unaffected limb deteriorates bal-ance in children with hemiplegia. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Fatigue; balance; Hemiplegic cerebral palsy | ||||
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