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Balance improvement after physical therapy training using specially developed serious games for cerebral palsy children: preliminary results This publication appears in: Disability and Rehabilitation Authors: B. Bonnechère, L. Omelina, B. Jansen and S. Van Sint Jan Volume: 37 Pages: 1-4 Publication Year: 2015
Abstract: Purpose: Cerebral Palsy (CP) leads to various clinical signs mainly induced by musclespasticity and muscle weakness. Among these ones impaired balance and posture are very common. Traditional physical therapy exercise programs are focusing on this aspect, but it is difficult to motivate patients to regularly perform these exercises, especially at home without therapist supervision. Specially developed serious games (SG) could therefore be an interesting option to motivate children to perform specific exercise for balance improvement.Method: 10 CP children participated in this study. Patients received 4 sessions of SG includedinto conventional therapy (1 session of 30 minutes a week during 4 weeks). Trunk control and balance were assessed using Trunk Control Motor Scale (TCMS) before and after intervention.Results: Children presented a significant improvement in TCMS global score after interventions (37,6 (8.7) and 39.6 (9.5) before and after intervention respectively, p=0.04)Conclusion: SG could therefore be an interesting option to integrate in the conventionaltreatment of CP children.
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