COMPARE THE EFFECT OF BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING WITH OVERGROUND GAIT TRAINING ON BALANCE IN SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY

OBJECTIVE Compare the effect of body weight supported treadmill training with over ground gait training on balance in spastic cerebral palsy. STUDY DESIGN Randomized Control Trail STUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS This study was conducted in a Rehabilitation Centre. Twenty eight participants were recruited, fifteen in experimental group and thirteen in control group. All participants were spastic and classified I, II & III at GMCFS. INTERVENTIONS Treatment was given for three days in a week for consecutive period of six weeks which includes BWSTT and overground gait training OUTCOME MEASURES The outcome was measured by using Berg Balance Scale, Brunel Balance Scale, TUG, and TST and Timed 360 Turn. RESULTS Both the techniques shown positive results but BWSTT had shown better result with the mean improvement in Berg Balance Scale (29±7.91 from 25.6±7.46), TUG (22.2±4.2sec from 19.4±4.1sec), Brunel Balance Scale (7.4±2.34 from 6.27±2.52),TST (5.73±1.6 from 4.07±1.58) & Timed 360 Turn (9.4±2.02 sec to 7.87±2.23 sec) with comparison to control group which had a mean improvement in Berg Balance Scale (28.08±7.11 from 26.38±7.14), TUG (21.46±4.0sec from 19.54±3.79), Brunel Balance Scale (7.31±2.32 from 6.54±2.60), TST(5.46±1.56 from 4.31±1.54) & Timed 360 Turn (9.23±1.69sec to 7.85±1.67secs).