A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Supported Seating System in Motor Performance of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Aim To find the effectiveness of two different seating devices in promoting the Fine motor components, viz. Grasp and Visual-Motor Integration in children with Cerebral Palsy. Objectives To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two different seating devices in improving the motor control in children with Cerebral Palsy. Methodology A quantitative, comparative study design was constructed for this study. A total of 30 Cerebral Palsy children, with minimum age of 2 years, who are developing head control but do not have sitting balance and who are able to fit into the dimensions of seating devices were included. The sample taken for the study were subjected to baseline neuromotor evaluation. Participants were divided in two groups comprising of 15 subjects, each received 8 weeks of intervention on their respective seating devices and a pre & post evaluation was done on PDMS-2, followed by 2 weeks of rest. After this interchanging their seating devices for next 8 weeks by evaluating on PDMS-2 for pre & post results. The subjects were made to sit in the system for 1hour, thrice a week for 8 weeks. Results We have concluded that both the seating devices bring out a positive outcome in Grasp and Visual-Motor Integration in children with Cerebral Palsy. Supported seating device B was much favoured by most mothers over the seating device A.