Investigation of Trunk Control in Spatic Cerebral Palsy
Condition: Cerebral Palsy
MeSH terms: Paralysis; Cerebral Palsy
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      Cerebral Palsy is a disease characterized by movement, posture and tone disorders that occur
      in the immature brain structure that has not yet completed its development anatomically and
      physically, but can undergo permanent changes. Although the prevalence is 2-3/1000 births,
      this rate is 4.4/1000 births in our country. As the level of development of the country
      increases, this rate decreases. Cerebral Palsy is clinically classified according to
      different criteria and types. While the terms hemiplegia, diplegia, tetraplegia are used
      according to limb involvement, terms such as spastic, ataxic, dyskinetic, hypotonic are used
      in classification according to dominant tone disorders.

      Postural control, which plays a key role in the realization of all our fine and gross motor
      skills and is necessary for the realization of our daily life activities, is insufficient in
      children with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder. Insufficient postural control
      negatively affects mobility, limb movements, static and dynamic trunk control.

      When the literature is scanned and trunk postural control more of the physical/motor, we
      investigated the effect of parameters, which are fundamental for the realization of motor
      body control functions/is not emphasized enough in postural control, within the framework of
      the ICF activity and participation and the effects on their quality of life has not been
      sufficiently studied to be a gap in this area, physical/motor control parameters has a
      significant influence on the body, which is quite activity, participation and quality of life
      was significantly etkileyecebi it was assumed that their level. In our study, the 6-12 age
      group was selected because children with Cerebral Palsy at the primary school level have
      started to become independent from their parents in their daily life activities and have
      recently adapted to social activities.

      In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of trunk disorder level on activity,
      participation and quality of life levels of children with Cerebral Palsy at primary school
      level.
    

Detailed description: 
      Cerebral Palsy is a disease characterized by movement, posture and tone disorders that occur
      in the immature brain structure that has not yet completed its development anatomically and
      physically, but can undergo permanent changes.Cerebral palsy, neuromuscular diseases and
      permanent disability among the most widely known throughout the world as the cause of
      childhood morbidity and mortality rates in takes place at high rates.Many prenatal, perinatal
      and postnatal problems play a role in the development of Cerebral Palsy. Between Prenatal
      intrauterine bleeding problems, toxins and infections; perinatal problems between a difficult
      birth, anoxia; postnatal problems are considered to be among the most frequent causes of
      premature and low birth weight.

      Postural control, which plays a key role in the realization of all our fine and gross motor
      skills and is necessary for the realization of our daily life activities, is insufficient in
      children with cerebral palsy, which is a neurological disorder. Insufficient postural control
      negatively affects mobility, limb movements, static and dynamic trunk control.In recent
      years, the terms well-being and quality of life have been considered important for the
      evaluation of health. Well-being is expressed as the well-being of an individual's functional
      and health condition and an increase in quality of life.SP impaired postural control in
      children with upper extremity impairment in function, learning difficulties, sensory
      impairment, dental problems, language-speech disorders, mental retardation, behavior
      disorders, is illustrated by studies that has a negative impact on quality of life.

      When the literature is scanned and trunk postural control more of the physical/motor, we
      investigated the effect of parameters, which are fundamental for the realization of motor
      body control functions/is not emphasized enough in postural control, within the framework of
      the ICF activity and participation and the effects on their quality of life has not been
      sufficiently studied to be a gap in this area, physical/motor control parameters has a
      significant influence on the body, which is quite activity, participation and quality of life
      was significantly etkileyecebi it was assumed that their level.
    

Observational model: Case-Only
Time perspective: Cross-Sectional
Sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
Study population: 
        16 patients with Hemiparetic CP and 16 Diparetic CP will be included.
      
Keywords: cerebral palsy, trunk control