The effect of pediatric neurology physiotherapy run technique on walking ability of children with cerebral palsy

Abstract

Introduction

Cerebral palsy is one of the conditions that usually cause disability in children. One of its symptoms is the walking problem. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectivity of Pediatric Physiotherapy Run Technique (PPRT) in improving walking ability of children with cerebral palsy.

Methods

This is a pre-experimental study with time-series design. Twenty participants were included in this study. The outcome measure used was motor gross function measure (MGFM) walking dimension, which measured at baseline and after three times and nine times of PPRT session. Data were analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA.

Results

The results of this study showed that there is a significantly different (p < 0.05) between pre, three times and nine times. The nine times is significantly higher than the baseline.

Conclusion

Children with cerebral palsy may benefit from the PPRT program to improve their walking capacity.