Muhammad Faizan Hamid, Qar Afzal M Waqar, Arslan Saleem Chughtai, Khalil Ahmed.
Facilities Available for Cerebral Palsy Children in Different Health Care Setups of Lahore.
Pak J Physical Therapy Jan ;1(1):29-34.

Highlights: Modalities being used for CP children treatment. Comparison between Government and private setups. Private setups have better treatment options for CP children. Abstract: Multiple medical conditions including childhood disability with sensory and cognitive impairment is known as Cerebral Palsy (CP). It is one of the major diseases among children. Objective: To find out the frequency of facilities available for Cerebral palsy children in different health care setups of Lahore. Methods: It was a cross sectional study. Data were collected from different setups of Lahore including Government and Private hospitals. All the physiotherapists of selected centers were enrolled in the study. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. The procedure was thoroughly explained to the participants. Participants were Physiotherapists. Availability of different Modalities was noted. Results: A total of 10 Setups, 4 Government and 6 Private hospitals of Lahore were visited for the survey. The frequency Recorded in 3 setups was with 5- 10 patients daily and 3 was with less than 5 Children with CP daily, other 1 (Government setup) setup was with more than 50 patients Daily, 1 setup was with less than 5 children a week, 1 setup was with 20-30 patients daily and 1 setup treats 20-30 patients with CP daily Multiple modalities were available in setups; Hydraulic bed, Bobath bed and Cando Hand Web were available in 1(25%) government Setup and 4(67.7%) private setups. Exercise Mats, Tilt Table Stand, Standing Frame, Step and Slop Platform, Putty 2.3Kg, Hand Elbow Wrist Strengthener and Squeezing Balls were available in 3(75%) government setups and 6(100%) private setups. Parallel Bars, Standing Mirror, CP Chair, Balance Board, Exercise straps were available in 4(100%) government setups and 6(100%) private setups. Ring Walker, and Prone Stander were available in 2(50%) government setups and 6(100%) private setups. Conclusions: Better treatment modalities were available in the private hospital s as compared to the Government (un-related to expenditure). Most commonly observed type of CP in Lahore was Spastic Cerebral palsy.

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