Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 3

Effect of Early Physical Therapy Treatment on Improvement of GMFM Score in Different Type of Cerebral Palsy Patients in Selected Urban Community Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Principal, Nootan College of Physiotherapy, Sankalchand Patel University

Online published on 18 July, 2017.

Abstract

It has been proposed that Early Physical Therapy Treatment relates to the best type of training approach for motor recovery. The objective of this study was to assess, Effect of Early Physical Therapy Treatment on Improvement of GMFM Score in Different Type of Cerebral Palsy Patients in Selected Urban Community Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

After discharge of premature infants from hospitals, briefed the parents on the objective and contents of physiotherapy treatment obtained their consent, give them a letter, explained to them the methods and materials of physical intervention and filled the registration form. After the collection of demographic data, infants will assess in GMFM. Assessment of the initial performance is follow by the infants receive Early Physiotherapy Intervention for 1hour daily for 4 year. Regular neurological follow up after 1 year, Second assessment will do after 1 year and third assessment will do after 1 year. A sample of convenience of 30 infants fulfilling the inclusion criteria will take part in this research.

subject benefited maximally in improvement gross motor function with Early physical therapy treatment.

Early Physical Therapy Treatment shows better results on Improvement of GMFM Score in Different Type of Cerebral Palsy Patients.

Keywords

Gross Motor Function Measure, Pre intervention Score, Post intervention Score