AIM
To rule out the effectiveness and essence of exercise interventions
for improving static, dynamic and functional balance in Cerebral
Palsy (CP) patients
METHOD
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
(AACPDM) guidelines was used to formulate the review. Six
databases were searched (Pub Med, Google scholar, Cochrane,
CINAH, PEDro, Scopus ) using a total number of 28 studies reporting
13 exercise protocols with functional, static and dynamic postural
controls
RESULTS
Five protocols received moderate level of evidence where Treadmill
training with little or no body support, Hippotherapy, Gross motor
training, Trunk-targeted training, reactive balance training. Six treatment
protocols had shown weak or conflicting evidences such as
Neuro-Developmental Therapy (NDT), Hippotherapy simulators,
Electrical stimulation usually know as Functional Electrical Stimulation
(FES), treadmill training with full or partial body weight support,
visual biofeedback (using mirror) and virtual reality.