Abstract

Background & objectives : Traditional Bobath approach (TBA) is one of the several methods using in treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) who referred to occupational therapy setting. In this study, the effect of TBA compared with home program Bobath approach (HPBA), on the gross motor function (GMF) of children with CP. Methods : in this clinical trial, 30 children with CP studied in two groups of 15, randomly. Control group received Bobath traditional services 12 sessions. In the intervention group, along with these services, parents participated in training program and fallowed the exercises. Peabody scale assessed GMF before and after intervention. Results : GMF increased significantly in both groups. In addition, differences between the two groups were significant (p=.007). Conclusions : the results of this study showed that TBA with HPBA was more effective than the traditional ones.

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