| Objective: To investigate the effects of bionic training on gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: A total of 40 children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 20 cases in each group. Both groups received routine rehabilitation training. Bionic training (rabbit jump, lizard walk, monkey climb) was added to the routine rehabilitation training in the experimental group. Gross motor Function measure (GMFM) and Peabody developmental measure scale-gross motor performed on patients in both groups before and 12 weeks after training were evaluated. Moreover, the adductor angle and foot dorsiflexion angle were measured by a joint protractor. Results: After 12 weeks of rehabilitation therapy, GMFM scores and PDMS-GM raw scores in both groups were significantly improved (P<0.05). Moreover, the GMFM and PDMS-GM scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the adductor angles and foot dorsiflexion angles in both groups were significantly larger than before treatment (P<0.05), and those in the experimental group were significantly larger on average than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Bionic training can significantly improve the gross motor function of children with spastic cerebral palsy. |
