28Jul 2017

EFFECT OF NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON WRIST EXTENSORS TO IMPROVE HAND FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY.

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  • Assistant professor, Department of Physiotherapy, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, Odisha.
  • Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Physiotherapy, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, Odisha.
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Introduction: Impairments in the upper extremity in CP may include muscle tone abnormality, imbalance between agonist and antagonist group of muscles, spasticity, alignment problem, decreased strength and impaired motor control. The combination of these primary impairments has been targeted for various rehabilitation strategies in Physical therapy. Aim of the study is to find out the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on wrist extensors to improve hand function in spastic cerebral palsy children. Methodology: The selected subjects were randomly assigned in to experimental and control groups with 15 subjects each. Experimental group received task oriented exercises along with neuromuscular electrical stimulation on wrist extensors for 6 weeks. The control group received only task oriented exercises. Total duration of treatment is 30 minutes per day given 5 days in a week for 6 weeks. Results: Result of the study showed that both the control and experimental group improved their hand function. However the experimental group showed better changes as compared to the control group. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that the combined effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation along with task oriented exercises are beneficial for improving hand function in spastic cerebral palsy children.

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[Nibedita Samal, Monalisa Pattnaik and Patitapaban Mohanty. (2017); EFFECT OF NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON WRIST EXTENSORS TO IMPROVE HAND FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 2271-2277] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

**Mrs. Monalisa Pattnaik, ***Dr Patitapaban Mohanty
**Assistant professor, Department of Physiotherapy, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, Odisha, ***Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Physiotherapy, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack, Odisha

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4971      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4971

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