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Yazarlar: Mintaze Kerem GÜNEL, Ayşe LİVANELİOĞLU

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Cerebral palsy,Diparetic,Sitting posture,Rehabilitation

Özet: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sitting posture and to investigate the factors affecting sitting posture. 50 spastic diparetic children between ages of 2-10 years (5. 5±3. 1) who are diagnosed as cerebral palsy (CP) were included in the study. Sitting posture was assessed utilizing Sitting Posture Assessment Scale (SPAS). Hip flexor, adductor, internal rotator, hamstring and plantar flexor muscles tonus in lower extremity were evaluated according to Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). A total MAS score was obtained for both lower extremities. Motor functions of the subjects were classified using Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS). Whilst the control of the feet and trunk in sitting was affected by the level of motor function and the severity of the spasticity (p<0. 05); it does not have an effect on head control (p>0. 05). This result indicates that in children with spastic diparetic. OPDS may be effective in determining the trunk and feet control however, it is not sensitive for head control. Further studies involving greater numbers of subjects are needed which use different scales evaluating sitting

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