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Influence of selective training on oro-motor skills in children with spastic diplegia
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Abstract
Background : Oro-motor problems are prevalent among children with cerebral palsy including problem in chewing, drooling, sucking and swallowing. Objective: To investigate the influence of selective training program on oro-motor skills in children with spastic diplegia. Subjects: Thirty children with spastic diplegia with age ranged from two to four years participated in the current study. They were selected from the outpatient clinic , Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. Children were assigned randomly into two groups (control and study) of equal numbers. Children in the control group received selected physical therapy program for 90 minutes/session. While children in study group received the same program given to control group for 60 minutes/session in addition to a designed oro-motor training for 30 minutes/session. The treatment was conducted three sessions per week for six successive months for both groups. Material and methods: Gross Motor Function Measure, Drooling Impact Scale, Oro-motor Assessment Scale and weight scale were used for assessment before and after six months of treatment. Results: This study showed a statistically significant improvement of gross motor function, drooling, oro-motor skills and body mass in both groups. Moreover, a significant difference was observed between the two groups (P<0.05), in favor of the study group in all measured variables except gross motor function. Conclusion: Oro-motor training in conjunction with a designed physical therapy program is effective in improving oro-motor skills in children with spastic diplegia