Spinal flexibility and physical disability status in patients with cerebral palsy

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect of spinal flexibility on physical disability status of patients with cerebral palsy (CP). Design: In this study, physical disability and thoracolumbar spine forward flexion, flexibilities of two groups of normal and CP children were evaluated using Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and Cybex EDI320, respectively. Setting: Riyadhy, King Saud University, Faculty of Applied Medical sciences. Subjects: Two groups of normal and CP children with mean age 7.2 and 7.6 years respectively participated in the study. Results: showed that spinal flexibility in the group of children with CP was significantly impaired as compared to the normal group (p<0.001). It also showed strong association between spinal flexibility and physical disability status (r=88 - 0.96). Conclusion: Impairment in spinal flexibility contributes to the degree of physical disability status in this group of children with CP.

Özet

Serebral Paralizili hastalarda spinal fleksibilitenin fiziksel özür düzeyine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla plan-lanan bu çalışmaya yaş ortalaması 7.2 olan 30 serebral paralizili ve yaş ortalaması 7.6 olan 30 normal çocuk dahil edilmiştir. Spinal fleksibilite Cybex EDI 320 inklinometre ile; fiziksel özür düzeyi de Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) testi ile değerlendirilmıştir. Sonuç olarak serebral paralizili çocuklarda spinal fleksibilitenin kontrol grubuna göre limitli olduğu (p<0.001) belirlenmiş ve fiziksel özür düzeyi ile olan ilişkisi de oldukça yüksek bulunmuştur (r=88 -0.96)