Effect of physical training on motor function of ambulant children with diplegia after selective dorsal rhizotomy: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Children with spastic diplegia experience tonicity, lack of selective motor control, subnormal postural stability and delayed motor development. Selective dorsal rhizotomy followed by physical therapy is a permanent procedure aimed to alleviate hypertonicity.

Objective: To explore the efficacy of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) followed by a physical training on gross motor function (GMF), functional balance, walking capacity, selective motor control (SMC) and energy cost of walking (ECW) of ambulant children with spastic diplegia.

Efficacy of plyometric exercises on upper extremity function, selective motor control and hand grip strength in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Impairment in unimanual upper limb function is frequent among children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), which affects their ability to perform functional activities.

Aim: To assess the efficacy of plyometric exercises on the function of upper extremity, selective motor control (SMC) and hand grip strength (HGS) in children with UCP.

Design: This was a double-masked, randomized, controlled clinical trial.

Effect of oral sensorimotor stimulation on oropharyngeal dysphagia in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Children with cerebral palsy show various degrees of dysphagia causing late development of oral motor skills AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate effect of oral sensorimotor stimulation on oropharyngeal dysphagia in children with spastic quadriplegia.

Design: This was a double-masked, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Setting: Outpatient Clinics of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University and Modern University of Technology and Information.