ACUTE EFFECTS OF INTRAMUSCULAR STRETCHING AND PASSIVE STRETCHING ON SPASTICITY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

UZUN AKKAYA K., ELBASAN B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-TURK FIZYOTERAPI VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.60-66, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.21653/tjpr.697318
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-TURK FIZYOTERAPI VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.60-66
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cerebral Palsy, Massage, Muscle Spasticity, Muscle Stretching Exercises, Muscle Tone, GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION, CROSS-FRICTION MASSAGE, RELIABILITY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Several methods are used to reduce spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP) rehabilitation. One of these methods is stretching. This study aimed to compare the acute effects of intramuscular stretching and passive stretching on spasticity in children with bilateral spastic CP.