Effect of nerve rehabilitation reconstruction therapy on lower extremities motor function in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

Objective:To investigate the effect of nerve rehabilitation reconstruction therapy on lower extremities motor function in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy(CP) . Method:Twenty-four spastic diplegic CP children were randomly divided into treatment group and control group with 12 cases in each group.All children were treated with Bobath technique,tuina and cerebral circulation therapy,while those of treatment group were added electromyographic biofeedback therapy combined with EMG-electrical stimulation by nerve rehabilitation reconstruction instrument.The modified Ashworth scale was performed to evaluate the muscle tone of lower limbs,and other clinical evaluations were performed to assess the range of passive motion with orthrometer and the motor function with gross motor function measure(GMFM) . Result:The lower extremities function of all children in two groups improved in different extent(P0.01—0.001) and the effect of treatment group was superior to that of control group(P0.05—0.01) . Conclusion:The nerve rehabilitation reconstruction therapy consisted of electromyographic biofeedback therapy combined with EMG-electrical stimulation in the treatment for children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy can decrease the muscle tone and improve the range of passive motion,as well as the motor function of lower extremities.