الفهرس 
Effect Of Headpod On Head Control In Children With Cerebral Palsy
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Abstract
Impaired postural stability in children with bilateral cerebral palsy occurs due to lack of movement control particularly in head, trunk and peripheral body segments. Head control is a critical milestone for improving balance and body functions. Purpose: To evaluate the effect of using headpod on improving head stability and gross motor functions in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Subjects: Thirty children ranged in age from 2 to 6 years, with diagnosis of spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, with grade 2 spasticity according to modified Ashowrth’s scale, and at level V on gross motor function classification system participated in the study. Procedures: selected children were randomly assigned into control group that was treated by a conventional physical therapy program for facilitation of head control for one hour/3 times/week and study group in which patients were treated by 30 minutes/3 times/week of using headpod in addition to30 minutes of the previous conventional therapy that given to the control group. The duration of maintaining head erect in mid position and the gross motor functions were evaluated before and after 12 successive weeks of treatment application for all children in both groups. Results: The mean values of the duration of head stability and scores of gross motor function measures-88 after treatment application showed a statistically significant difference between study and control groups was recorded for all measured variables in favor to the study group (p value <0.005). Conclusion: using of headpod combined with physical therapy could improve head stability and gross motor functions in children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.