IJPR.2020.152

Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 8; Issue 5 (September 2020)

Page No.: 3568-3573

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2020.152

A COMPARISON OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY WITH MYOFASCIAL RELEASE AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY ON GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY

Ramya Ramasamy Sanjeevi *¹, Mohammed Qasheesh ², Senthilkumar Cennappan Bose ¹.

^*1 Lecturer, Physical Therapy, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.

² Assistant Professor and Head, Physical Therapy, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author: Ramya Ramasamy Sanjeevi, Lecturer-Physical Therapy, Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mobile: +966-502479993 E-Mail: rramasamy@jazanu.edu.sa

ABSTRACT

Aim and Objective: To study and compare the effectiveness of Neuro-Developmental Therapy (NDT) with Myo-Fascial Release (MFR) and NDT on gross motor function in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP).

Method: The quasi-experimental study was conducted on 20 children with spastic CP in the age group of 2 to 12 years, including both genders, and patients with the scoring of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) scale in between I to III. All the children were assessed using Gross Motor Function Measure -88 (GMFM-88) as an outcome measure. Group A received NDT with MFR and Group B received NDT alone. Both the groups received treatment for 4 Weeks. Re-assessment was done after 4- weeks of intervention using GMFM-88.

Results: A significant improvement in gross motor function was seen in both the groups with a mean difference of 18.89 in group A & 7.23 group B. The calculated ‘t’ value using the paired ‘t’ test for group A was 6.833 (P<0.001) & group B was 10.716 (P<0.001). When comparing between the groups using independent ‘t’ test the mean difference was 11.67 and the ‘t; value was 4.1(P<0.001).

Conclusion: The present study concludes that NDT with MFR therapy is greater in improving the gross motor function than NDT in improving gross motor function in children with spastic CP.

Key words: Cerebral Palsy, Neuro-Developmental Therapy, Myo-Fascial Release, Gross Motor Function, Gross Motor Function Classification System, Gross Motor Function Measure -88.

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