Effects of LIFT on Gait and Balance in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Children

LIFT will help the child in motor learning, skill progression and resistance training to target the strength, proprioception and coordination impairments of the lower extremities. Motor learning will be based on Strength domain (Cycling) . Balance and Coordination domain involves activities such as (ball kicking with alternate legs and Static standing) Proprioception domain (Vertical jumping, sit to stand and cursing) while applying knee-immobilizers if needed.

Stretching followed by Strengthening program and traditional gait training at clinical setting. Stretching muscles were hip flexors, hip adductors, hamstrings and calf and stretching applied for 30 sec with 30 sec rest for 3-5 times for each muscle group with in pain limit followed by strengthening exercise for week muscle which includes the strengthening of anti-gravity muscles of lower limb they are: Quadriceps, Gluteus maximus and soleus performed in 3 groups. Each group contain 10 rep for each week muscle group.