Added effect of robotic assisted mobility trainer on range of motion of knee joint and strength of knee muscles in cerebral palsy children: An Experimental Study

In children with CP, it is challenging to elicit cooperation and motivate them to exercise the impaired joints enthusiastically. The intensity of the therapy should be considered so as to challenge the children but at the same time not to frustrate them. Very few protocols and available devices take these issues into consideration. Furthermore, there is insufficient study regarding effectiveness of robotic assisted mobility trainers in cerebral palsy children. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of robotic assisted mobility trainer on strength and range of motion of knee joint in cerebral palsy children. Its a pre-post interventional type of study with a control group, where the interventional group will receive a robotic assisted mobility training along with conventional physiotherapy while the control group will receive only conventional physiotherapy. The intervention will be provided for 10 sessions across 2 months period. The children will be assessed for their knee joint ranges and their knee joint muscle strength, at baseline, post 5 weeks and post 10 weeks.