EFFECT OF PLYOMETRIC EXERCISES ON LOWER LIMB FUNCTIONS FOLLOWING PEDIATRIC BURN

"Plyometric exercise procedures:~Patients in group (B) will receive Plyometric exercise :~Traditional physical therapy program for 20 to 30 minutes and 30 to 45 minutes of training program consisted of 6 lower extremity plyometric exercises for eight weeks .~Wall jumps : Knees slightly bent, arms raised overhead, bounce up and down off toes . Tuck jumps : From standing position, jump and bring both knees up to chest as high as possible Squat jumps : Standing jump raising both arms overhead, land in squatting position touching both hands to the floor Single leg jump distance : One-legged hop for distance .~Scissors jump : Start in stride position, jump and alternate position in midair .~Bounding in place : Jump from 1 leg to the other straight up and down."

"The traditional physical therapy program will be in the form of (active knee range of motion exercise and stretching and strengthen exercise of hamstring) three times a week for eight successive weeks of treatment in 20 to 30 minutes to complete:-~Active range of motion exercises for knee joint:~This type of exercise was performed in the following manner:~Knee flexion :~From prone lying position. The child will asked to Slowly bend his knee by pulling heel to buttocks as far as he can . he should feel a gentle stretch in his thigh muscles and knee. Return to starting position.~Knee extension :~From sitting position at the edge of the plinth the child will asked to move his feet up word toward the ceiling as far as he can then return . he should feel gentle stretch on the hamstring muscle .~Hip and knee bend:"