Mohamed Bedair Ibrahim
Department of Physical Therapy for Paediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
Publications
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Research Article
EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN SPIDER CAGE ON GROSS MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND BALANCE IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC DIPLEGIA
Author(s): Engi E. Sarhan, Amr Mohsen Abo Khatwa*, Mohamed Bedair Ibrahim, Abeer M. Salamah, Hajer M. Abdullatif, Sherif Moustafa Mahmoud Ramadan and Nesma EM. Barakat
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor impairment syndrome that affects movement and posture. This study applied on children with spastic diaplegia to examine the effect of virtual reality in spider cage on gross motor performance and balance. Purpose: This study aimed to detect the effect of virtual reality in spider cage on gross motor performance and balance in children with spastic diplegia. Materials and methods: The study randomly assigned children with spastic diplegia to either the virtual reality training group (16 children, average age: 8.4 years) or the control group (16 children, average age: 8.47 years). The virtual reality training group used the virtual reality glasses system for virtual reality training in spider cage in addition of traditional physiotherapy exercises for three months and the co.. Read More»