Effect of Swiss ball stabilization training on trunk control, abdominal muscle thickness, balance, and motor skills of children with spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized, supe riority trial

Forouzan Rastgar Koutenaei  ¹ , Shohreh Noorizadeh Dehkordi  ¹ , Malek Amini  ² , Shabnam ShahAli  ¹

Objectives: To compare the effects of Swiss ball stabilization training (SBST) and stable surface stabilization training (SSST) on the trunk control, abdominal muscle thickness, balance, and motor skills of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CWSCP).

Conclusion: The SBST could improve the trunk control, balance, and motor skills of CWSCP and increase the thickness of local abdominal muscles. Also, SBST was more effective than SSST for CWSCP.

https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)003  45-3/fulltext

Archive:  Exercise, cerebral palsy, gait

Arch Phys Med Rehabil  2023 Jul 17;S0003-9993(23)00405-7