Strength training can improve gross motor function for children with spastic cerebral palsy

【Objective】To evaluate the muscle strength training on gross motor function for children with spastic cerebral palsy. 【Methods】102 children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into test group and control group. Control group was given to neurological development of conventional technology-based rehabilitation, and on this basis, the test group was given strength training. Then using the gross motor function classification system assess efficacy after 2 months and 6 months of treatment, respectively. 【Results】The pre-treatment score of the five district level were equivalent. While after 2 months of treatment, five areas score of all children were higher than that before treatment (P 0.05), and the score in A area, B area were the same between two groups (P 0.05), but in C area, D area, and E area, the test group have higher scores than that in the control group (P 0.05). To 6 months of treatment, rehabilitation had a higher level. Between the two groups, the test group in C, D, and E area improved more significantly (P 0.05).【Conclusion】The strength training can effectively improve the gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy, particularly in climb, kneel, stand, walk, run and jump.