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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2024 Jan;29(1):e2069.
doi: 10.1002/pri.2069.

Modified-constraint movement induced therapy versus neuro-developmental therapy on reaching capacity in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Radwa S Abdul-Rahman  1   2 , Nadia L Radwan  3   4 , Bassam A El-Nassag  5 , Wafaa Mahmoud Amin  6   7 , Mostafa S Ali  1   8
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Modified-constraint movement induced therapy versus neuro-developmental therapy on reaching capacity in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Radwa S Abdul-Rahman et al. Physiother Res Int. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Background and objective: Upper extremity impairment is one of the complications in hemiplegic children. The purpose of modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) is to improve the function of impaired arms and hands in these children. This study compared the efficacy of mCIMT and the approach of neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT) on reaching capacity in children with spastic hemiplegia.

Methods: Fifty-two spastic hemiplegic children ranging in age from four to 6 years were selected for this study from an outpatient clinic and biomechanical lab (Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, KSA). They were randomly divided into two experimental groups: group I received NDT and group II received mCIMT for the involved upper limb and restriction of the uninvolved arm movements for 12 weeks (three times per week). Both groups received a conventional exercise program in addition to experimental one. Active elbow extension range of motion and three-dimensional motion analysis of the reaching task were measured before and after 3 months of treatment.

Results: Significant enhancement in all pre-treatment and post-treatment outcomes was observed in both groups by a two-way mixed MANOVA; furthermore, Group II (mCIMT) showed the most significant improvement (elbow extension, percentage of reach to peak velocity, movement time and movement units) when comparing the post-treatment outcomes between the two groups (p < 0.001).

Implication for physiotherapy practice: Addition of mCIMT to a conventional exercise was superior to adding NDT exercise therapy in promoting the performance of reaching pattern in hemiplegic children.

Keywords: constraint-induced movement therapy; hemiplegic cerebral palsy; neuro-developmental therapy; reaching.

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