Effect of constraint-induced 12movement therapy in reducing severity of mirror movements in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy

To determine the effect of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in improving hand function and reduction in severity of mirror movements in children with spastic cerebral palsy who have mirror movement disorder. Spastic hemiplegic CP children of either gender, aged six to 16 years, with mirror...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2023-12, Vol.74 (1), p.141-144
Main Authors: Shahid, Javeria, Hussain, Mir Arif, Khan, Huma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cerebral palsy
Mirror movement disorder
Physical therapy
Rehabilitation
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Summary:To determine the effect of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in improving hand function and reduction in severity of mirror movements in children with spastic cerebral palsy who have mirror movement disorder. Spastic hemiplegic CP children of either gender, aged six to 16 years, with mirror movements of grade 1 and 2 who were able to make a gross grip, were included in this single arm feasibility study. CIMT was provided as an intervention to these children for six hours per day for 10 consecutive week days. Woods and Teuber criteria was applied for the assessment of mirror movements. Pre- and post-intervention assessment results showed that there was improvement in the unimanual and bimanual hand function in CP-affected children (p 0.05) and reduction in the severity of mirror movements (p 0.05). Constraint-induced movement therapy improved hand function and reduced the severity of mirror movements in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.
ISSN:0030-9982
DOI:10.47391/JPMA.9144