APPROACHES AND METHODS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY OF CHILDREN IN CEREBRAL PALSY WITH SPACSTIC DIPILEGIA

Abstract. Cerebral palsy is one of the most widespread nervous diseases for children [1]. From data of VOOZ annually there is growth of quantity of children with disabilities, including cerebral palsy. According to the Center for Medical Statistics of Ukraine, children with disabilities make up about 2% of the child population, thus relative majority - are children who have lost mobility due to congenital and acquired diseases and injuries of the central and peripheral nervous systems [2]. The most common form of cerebral palsy is spastic diplegia (bilateral paralysis of the same parts of the body). Children with spastic diplegia and lesions of all extremities, muscle tone of the extremities is increased, which may eventually lead to contracture. In turn, these contractures lead to persistent restrictions of active and passive movements in the joints and can be prevented or eliminated in the process of physical therapy. The analysis of the scientific literature on these issues allowed us to conclude that it is necessary to further improve existing methods of physical therapy of the cerebral palsy with spastic diplegia, which determines the relevance of this research.