REHABILITATION OF UPPER MOTOR NEURON LESION IN CHILDREN THROUGH ORIGINAL METHODS VERSUS CLASSICAL METHODS

Various methods of approaching patients aged 0-4 years after upper motor neuron lesion have been investigated, but no conclusive results have been obtained regarding the effectiveness of these methods and the difficulty of getting a clear picture of the disease progression before starting physical therapy. On the one hand, it is very hard to rehabilitate functional motor ability as long as it is still unclear how to relieve muscle stiffness after cerebral palsy. On the other hand, there is a problem with improving muscle control because classical rehabilitation methods use passive or semi-active joint mobilisation. Consequently, it is very difficult to predict the patient’s evolution. The present study is based on the data collected from a representative sample during physical therapy sessions and their processing in statistical tables. The 51 patients participating in the research are divided into two groups, with 31 children assigned to the experimental group and 20 children included in the control group. They were assessed before and after 4 months of physical therapy using the proposed ‘DinaCord’ Gross Motor Development Scale. Rehabilitation is different for each group, in the sense that the original ‘DinaCord’ physical therapy method is used for the experimental group, and classical methods are used for the control group. The conclusion of the study highlights the effectiveness and perspective on the patient’s motor development due to the application of the above-mentioned original physical therapy method.