Amal Fatima, Ammara Riaz, Sidra Majeed, Ramish Saleem.
Effects of Cryotherapy on Hand Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Pak Paed J Jan ;45(2):221-5.

Objective: To explore the effects of cold therapy and functional task exercises for reduction of spasticity and hand function improvement in children with spastic Cerebral palsy. Study Design: Randomized control trial. Place and Duration of Study: Physiotherapy Department of Allied Hospital and Children hospital Faisalabad after taking informed consent from participants. January 2019 to April 2019. Material and Methods: A convenient sample of 30 Spastic Cerebral Palsy children considered. The treatment group received cold therapy + FTE (Functional Task Exercises) and the control group received FTE only. Data was collected through (Modified Ashworth Scale) MAS, goniometry and, (Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test) QUEST. Results: After treatment post-spasticity results showed a non-significant p-value and post-hand function results revealed significant p-values. (.022 that is <0.05). Through the difference in mean values treatment group was more effective in reducing spasticity, so results showed the intervention used in the treatment group was clinically notable. Conclusion: In this study, the combination of cryotherapy and functional task exercises was more successful in reducing spasticity and improving hand function.

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