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Title:: Efficacy of functional electrical stimulation training on motor function in pediatric patients with spastic cerebral palsy

Author(s):: CHEN Wei; CHEN Lifeng; HUANG Lingfeng; ZHOU Lu; Department of Rehabilitation, Chenzhou No.1 Peoples Hospital, Chenzhou 423000, China

Keywords:: Keywords: functional electrical stimulation training spastic cerebral palsy children motor function

Abstract:: Abstract: Objective To explore the therapeutic efficacy of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on the motor function in pediatric patients with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). Methods A total of 80 pediatric patients with SCP who were treated in the Department of Rehabilitation, Chenzhou No.1 Peoples Hospital from October 2018 to June 2020 were enrolled in the study, and then divided into observation group (n=40) and control group (n=40) according to the random number table method. The patients in control group received routine rehabilitation training, while those in observation group were treated by routine rehabilitation training combined with FES and the treatment lasted for 3 months. The Peabody developmental motor scale-fine motor (PDMS-FM) score, Barthel index rating scale (BI) score, and infant-junior middle school students social life ability rating scale (S-M) score before and after treatment were compared. Results After treatment, the scores of PDMS-FM, BI and S-M in two groups were increased significantly, and the increases in observation group were obviously greater than those in control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusion FES can not only effectively improve the motor function in pediatric patients with SCP, but also has positive clinical significance for improving their abilities of daily living and adaptive behavior.