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Correlation Between Spasticity And Knee Kinematics During Swing Phase In Diplegic Children
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Abstract
spasticity which is defined simply as a hypertonia and hype reflexia in the muscle, there is a lot of movement disorders appears, such as gait abnormality so if the spasticity is under control and modulated, the all disorders showed as a result of spasticity will resolve showing better range of motion and better functional abilities. aim of the study: To find the relation between knee kinematics and spasticity during swing phase Methods: Thirty subjects of spastic diplegic cerebral palsy children, were selected from Abu EL Rish Hospital and Neurocare Rehabilitation Center, Cairo, Egypt , their age ranged from 5-10 years, and from both sex level I, II and III according to Gross motor function classification system, Modified Ashwarth Scale and Ely’s test to measure grade of spasticity of rectus femoris muscle, Dynamic electromyography to identify rectus femoris muscle activity during gait cycle and 2D Gait analysis to measure knee kinematics Results: The results revealed that there was a strong negative significant relation between spasticity grades and maximum knee flexion angle and knee flexion angle during initial swing. The time from heal off to maximum knee flexion had a strong positive significant correlation with spasticity grades. The correlation between spasticity grades and step length and the relation between spasticity grades and stride lengths were both strong negative significant correlations... Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, there was a relation between the degree of spasticity and knee kinematics in diplegic children during the swing phase.