Enas Hamdy Elnady¹*, Faten Hassan Abdelazium² and Mostafa El-sherbini³

¹Assistant Lecturer, Department of Physical Therapy for Paediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
²Professor of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy for Paediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
³Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, National Institute of Neuromotor System, Giza, Egypt

*Corresponding Author: Enas Hamdy Elnady, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Physical Therapy for Paediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.

Received: January 16, 2024; Published: January 26, 2024

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study to evaluate the effect of seat surface inclination on postural adjustments during forward reaching in sitting position in hemiplegic cerebral palsied children.

Subjects: Fifteen hemiplegic cerebral palsy children aged from 7-9 years participated in this study.

Procedure: During the task of reaching with the affected arm, surface electromyograms were recorded for postural activity and reaching in three conditions: sitting with the seat surface oriented horizontally, sitting with the seat surface tilted 15 degrees forward and 15 degree backward in addition to Modified Functional Paediatric Reaching test.

Results: Backward inclined position associated with more postural activity while in forward inclined seat surface is associated with less postural muscle activity and more forward reaching in terms of modified paediatric functional reach test.

Conclusion: In hemiplegic cerebral palsied children, forward inclination of the seat surface is considered the best position as it is associated with more postural control ability and stability and less postural muscle activity.

Keywords: Seat Inclination; Tilting Seat; Cerebral Palsy Children; Hemiplegia; Postural Control; Postural Adjustment; Reaching; Sitting Position

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Citation

Citation: Enas Hamdy Elnady., et al. “Efficacy of Tilted Seat Surface on Postural Adjustment During Reaching in Sitting Position: In Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsied Children".Acta Scientific Paediatrics 7.2 (2024): 11-18.

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