%0 Journal Article %1 Knox2002 %A Knox, Virginia %A Evans, Andrew Lloyd %D 2002 %J Dev Med Child Neurol %K Activities of Daily Living; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Disability Evaluation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Motor S; Muscle Tonus; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Physical Therapy Modalities; kills %N 7 %P 447--460 %T Evaluation of the functional effects of a course of Bobath therapy in children with cerebral palsy: a preliminary study. %V 44 %X This study aimed to evaluate functional effects of Bobath therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Fifteen children with a diagnosis of CP were recruited (9 males, 6 females; mean age 7 years 4 months, SD 2 years 8 months; age range 2 to 12 years). Types of motor disorder were as follows: spastic quadriplegia (n=9); spastic diplegia (n=4); athetoid quadriplegia (n=1), and ataxia (n=1). Participants were distributed across the following Gross Motor Function Classification levels: level I, n=1; level II, n=4; level III, n=5; level IV, n=4; and level V, n=1. Children awaiting orthopaedic intervention were excluded. A repeated measures design was used with participants tested with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) at 6-weekly intervals (baseline, before and after Bobath therapy, and follow-up). As the data were of ordinal type, non-parametric statistics were used, i.e. Wilcoxon's test. Participants showed a significant improvement in scores in the following areas following Bobath therapy compared with the periods before and after Bobath therapy: GMFM total score (p=0.009); GMFM goal total (p=0.001); PEDI self care skills (p=0.036); and PEDI caregiver assistance total score (p=0.012). This demonstrates that in this population, gains were made in motor function and self care following a course of Bobath therapy.

@article{Knox2002, abstract = {This study aimed to evaluate functional effects of Bobath therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Fifteen children with a diagnosis of CP were recruited (9 males, 6 females; mean age 7 years 4 months, SD 2 years 8 months; age range 2 to 12 years). Types of motor disorder were as follows: spastic quadriplegia (n=9); spastic diplegia (n=4); athetoid quadriplegia (n=1), and ataxia (n=1). Participants were distributed across the following Gross Motor Function Classification levels: level I, n=1; level II, n=4; level III, n=5; level IV, n=4; and level V, n=1. Children awaiting orthopaedic intervention were excluded. A repeated measures design was used with participants tested with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) at 6-weekly intervals (baseline, before and after Bobath therapy, and follow-up). As the data were of ordinal type, non-parametric statistics were used, i.e. Wilcoxon's test. Participants showed a significant improvement in scores in the following areas following Bobath therapy compared with the periods before and after Bobath therapy: GMFM total score (p=0.009); GMFM goal total (p=0.001); PEDI self care skills (p=0.036); and PEDI caregiver assistance total score (p=0.012). This demonstrates that in this population, gains were made in motor function and self care following a course of Bobath therapy.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:38:24.000+0200}, author = {Knox, Virginia and Evans, Andrew Lloyd}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/239cd0b8ccb9a546203769660b0562d70/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {5c8bd33df9cf9e84b215700dc42f05f4}, intrahash = {39cd0b8ccb9a546203769660b0562d70}, journal = {Dev Med Child Neurol}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Disability Evaluation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Motor S; Muscle Tonus; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Physical Therapy Modalities; kills}, month = Jul, number = 7, pages = {447--460}, pmid = {12162382}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:38:24.000+0200}, title = {Evaluation of the functional effects of a course of Bobath therapy in children with cerebral palsy: a preliminary study.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 44, year = 2002 }