Comparison of Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance Scale and Motor Assessment Scale in Community Walking Spastic Diplegic

‘Cerebral Palsy’ is one of the common Neurological disorders seen by the physiotherapist in pediatric population. It is very often seen that the patients having similar control are tested on command, as joint wise movement through various postures function differently in day to day performance through various activities. All component that contribute to functional performance tested separately when put together may give an idea of performance but may vary from actual performance.

Cross sectional study done on incidental sample of 35 community walkers, cerebral palsied spastic diplegic children from All India Institute of physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haji Ali, Mumbai.

Children assessment done which includes voluntary control, one leg standing, obstacle walking, Functional performance observe on Tuffs Assessment of Motor Performance (TAMP) and Motor Assessment scale (MAS) compared in Cerebral Palsied children.

Ambulation activities in TAMP and walking activities in MAS shows low score in spastic CP diplegic children and also Advance hand activities and Feeding shows low score in CP diplegic children. TAMP requires less time and less skills of the Physiotherapist than MAS.

TAMP is more simpler than MAS. TAMP Correlated with MAS was found to be positive and statistically significant at (P < 0.01). Voluntary control of UL correlated with Advance hand activity, Hand function and Upper arm function of MAS, Feeding and Dressing activities of TAMP was found to be positive and Statically significant at (P < 0.01). Voluntary control of LL correlated with Walking activity of MAS, Obstacle walking, Ambulation activities of TAMP was found to be positive and Statically significant at (P < 0.01).

Voluntary control itself gives sufficient idea about the functional level of UL and LL.