Samir Al Gazzar, Mohamed Badwi and Ahmed Youssri
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Int J Phys Med Rehabil
Sari is a boy, his age is 3 years old, diagnosed as cerebral palsy inform of right hemiplegia with a history of hydrocephalus (with a shunt device at the age of one week). Using practice pattern 5C as it was determined that deficits in motor function and sensory integrity. It reveals that he suffered from delayed motor development (rolling, sitting, standing and walking) with limited use and lack of awareness of right arm for self care activities. Results of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) in social function domain indicated difficulty with expressive communications, ability to report self and safety within the community. After engaging an especially designed physical therapy program for 12 months, five times weekly with family education for his home program in the first 4 months after that physical therapy was decreased to three times every week for the next 4 months, then 3 times every 2 weeks for the last 4 months, the child showed significant improvement in motor functions and sensory integrity with higher level of daily living in home and outdoor activities (ADL). So our finding confirmed the need for the physical therapy, rehabilitation services in the treatment of cerebral palsied children in order to reach our goals and expected outcomes.
