The immediate effect of Kinesio taping and mirror neuron stimulation on gross motor function in Thai children with cerebral palsy
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Background: A cerebral palsy is a group of permanent disorders arising from many reasons in the brain during early childhood. It directly affects physical development. The combination of the Kinesio taping and mirror neurons stimulation based VCD program represents a new practical approach to treat cerebral palsy. It is possible to promote motor development in cerebral palsy.
Objective: To compare GMFM-66 scores between children who received only Kinesio taping and children who were treated by using Kinesio taping together with mirror neurons stimulation based VCD program.
Methods: The 30 participants were 5–12 years old children with spastic diplegia with GMFCS at level 1–3. The children were divided into an experimental group and a control group with 15 children in each group. In the control group, the researcher had applied Kinesio taping on tibialis anterior muscle and rectus femoris by using muscle facilitation technique and functional correction technique at ankle joint for 60 minutes. The participants in the experimental group received Kinesio taping on their lower limb and VCD program for 60 minutes. The GMFM-66 evaluated gross motor function.
Results: The GMFM-66 scores of the two groups as calculated by using ANCOVA were not statistically significantly different after the intervention (p=0.206). When comparing GMFM-66 scores within each group by applying paired t-tests, then statistically significant differences were observed within both groups (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Both using only Kinesio taping and using Kinesio tape with mirror neurons stimulation based VCD program had immediately affected on gross motor function in children with spastic diplegia. However, there were no significant differences between groups.
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