Effect of Translatoric Joint Mobilization on Knee Joint Range of Motion in Spastic Diplegic Children– A Clinical Trial

Panna Chipre; Maithili Samrat Patil; Archana Dadasaheb Methe; Gloria Naik

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7682

Effect of Translatoric Joint Mobilization on Knee Joint Range of Motion in Spastic Diplegic Children– A Clinical Trial

Author(s)	Panna Chipre, Maithili Samrat Patil, Archana Dadasaheb Methe, Gloria Naik
Country	India
Abstract	Background Cerebral palsy ( CP) is a non progressive but often changing, motor impairements due lesions of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Knee flexion contractures are a common secondary complication experienced by spastic children. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Translatoric Joint Mobilization (TJM) program to address bilateral knee flexion contractures in diplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP) children. The use of translatoric joint mobilization along with other common Physical Therapy (PT) interventions in this population remains controversial. Objectives 1. To establish the effectiveness of Kaltenborn’s Translatoric Joint Mobilization in improving knee joint range of motion in spastic diplegia and 2. To see improvement in functional mobility as measured by GMFM (88) scoring. Methodology Examination of function and impairment of 30 children with spastic diplegia included Popliteal Angle, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)1 total score and dimension D and E of GMFM. Physiotherapy intervention consisted of Kaltenborn’s Translatoric knee joint mobilization and NDT for group A (experimental), and for group B (control) only NDT. The treatment was given for 6 days a week for 3 weeks. Results After 3 weeks of mobilization, there was significant improvement in popliteal angle and GMFM scoring seen in group A as compared to group B. Conclusion Translatoric joint mobilization proved to be a safe and effective addition to standard PT interventions for knee flexion contractures for the children in this study. The functional impact of improved knee extension was seen as an improvement in GMFM scores.
Keywords	Keywords: joint mobilization; knee flexion contractures; cerebral palsy; NDT; GMFM; Popliteal angle
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-10-29
Cite This	Effect of Translatoric Joint Mobilization on Knee Joint Range of Motion in Spastic Diplegic Children– A Clinical Trial - Panna Chipre, Maithili Samrat Patil, Archana Dadasaheb Methe, Gloria Naik - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7682
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7682
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gs3hhn

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