Rehabilitation Outcomes of Children with Cerebral Palsy |
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| Authors: | Ebru Yilmaz Yalcinkaya Nil Say?ner Caglar Betul Tugcu Aysegul Tonbaklar |
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| Affiliation: | 1) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey;2) Department of Ophthalmology, Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Turkey;3) Department of Psychology, Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Purpose] To evaluate the results of Bobath-based rehabilitation performed at a
pediatric cerebral palsy (CP) inpatient clinic. Subjects and Methods] The study subjects
were 28 children with CP who were inpatients at a pediatric service. Inclusion criteria
were: being an inpatient of our hospital aged 2–12 with a diagnosis of CP; having one
permanent primary caregiver; and the caregiver having no medical or psychotic problems.
All of the patients received Bobath treatment for 1 hour per day, 5 days a week. The
locomotor system, neurologic and orthopedic examination, Gross Motor Function Measure
(GMFM) of the patients, and Short Form-36 (SF-36) of permanent caregivers were evaluated
at the time of admission to hospital, discharge from hospital, and at 1 and 3 months after
discharge. Results] Post-admission scores of GMFM at discharge, and 1 and 3 months later
showed significant increase. Social function and emotional role subscores of SF-36 had
increased significantly at discharge. Conclusion] Bobath treatment is promising and
randomized controlled further studies are needed for rehabilitation technics.Key words: Cerebral palsy, Rehabilitation, Bobath |
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