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PEDIATRICS
2017
Pediatrics 2017
Volume:3 Issue:4(Suppl)
Journal of Pediatric Care
ISSN 2471-805X
N o v e m b e r 1 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 7
L o n d o n , U K
Page 45
C
erebral palsy (CP) frequently produces motor disorders
like spasticity. Addition benefits of add on botulinum
toxin with physiotherapy is still a confusing decision for
physicians. 140 patients were distributed equally in two
groups: group I (physiotherapy alone) and group II (BTX-A
with physiotherapy). For efficacy measurement three scales
were used: 1) Modified Ashworth Scale for muscle tone, 2)
Medical research council scale for muscle strength and 3)
Barthel Index for ADL. In between group analysis, group I
showed significantly greater improvement in muscle tone and
lesser improvement in ADL as compare to group II. There was
no significant difference in muscle strength improvement in
both the groups (Group I, 1.31+0.07, 3.19+0.19, 66.21+2.31;
Group II, 1.60+0.11, 3.54+0.15, 83.33+3.17 respectively).
Combination of BTX-A with physiotherapy is better in terms
of ADLs improvement but not in terms of muscle tone and
muscle strength improvement compared to physiotherapy
alone
srbh.agarwal1@gmail.comComparative study of
therapeutic response
to physiotherapy with
or without botulinum
toxin in cerebral
palsy induced
spasticity
Saurabh Agarwal and
Patel B M
Nirma University, India
J Pediatr Care 2017, 3:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C1-003