@article{ref1,
title="Effect of pilates exercises on standing, walking, and balance in children with diplegic cerebral palsy",
journal="Annals of rehabilitation medicine",
year="2022",
author="Abd-Elfattah, Hanaa Mohsen and Galal, Dina Othman Shokri Morsi and Aly, Mahmoud Ibrahim Elsayed and Aly, Sobhy M. and Elnegamy, Tamer Emam",
volume="46",
number="1",
pages="45-52",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To analyze how Pilates exercises affect standing, walking, and balance in children with diplegic cerebral palsy throughout a 10-week program. <br><br>METHODS: We included 40 children aged 7-9 years with diplegic cerebral palsy, and randomly allocated them into two groups of the same size: conventional therapy group (group A) and conventional therapy+Pilates group (group B). We administered the same conventional physical therapy program to both groups for 45 minutes, with group B receiving additional Pilates exercises for 45 minutes. Both groups attended the intervention program three times/week for 10 weeks. We used the Growth Motor Function Measure Scale (GMFM-88) to evaluate standing and walking (Dimensions D and E), and the Pediatric Balance Scale to evaluate balance function before and after treatment. <br><br>RESULTS: Comparison of the average values of all measured variables before and after therapy showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between the two groups. All measured variables showed a significant difference between groups A and B, in favor of group B (p<0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Pilates exercise in addition to conventional therapy is more effective in improving balance and gross motor function in children with diplegic cerebral palsy than the conventional therapy alone.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2234-0645",
doi="10.5535/arm.21148",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.21148"
}