Effects of Stationary Cycling and Progressive Functional Training in Cerebral Palsy Children

In addition to the conventional physical therapy, children in this group will receive 10-15 minutes of stationary cycle training, 3 times a week for 6 weeks.

In addition to the conventional physical therapy, the training will follow a 6-week progressive functional training program for lower extremities. These exercises will include sit-to-stand exercise, lateral/forward step-up exercise (i.e. climbing a stair or stepping up onto a kerb), and half-knee rise exercise (i.e. rising from the ground). All exercises will be performed in 1-3 sets of 10-15 repetitions, with a 90 second rest in between the sets. Each exercise will be performed within 10-15 minutes. Training session will be given 3 times a week. During the training, intensity will be progressively increased by increasing the repetitions