Scooter Board Activities in Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Children with CP may have muscle weakness, changes in mobility, posture, muscle tone, motor coordination and deficits in postural control. These changes, individually or collectively, affect psychomotor function. As a result, activities that are performed quickly and readily by healthy children may be difficult and time-consuming for children with CP.

Inclusion Criteria:CP with a diplegiaAge 7 to 11 yearsGrade 1and 2 according to the Modified Ashworth scale (RW and Smith, 1987).They could walk with limitation or holding on according to GMFCS (level I&II &III) (Palisano et al., 1997).They were able to understand and follow verbal instructionsExclusion Criteria:Children with any surgical interference in the upper limb.intellectual disability such that simple tasks could not be understood or executed.Children with any visual or auditory problems.Children with any surgical interference in the lower limb.Children with any structural deformities in joints and bones of lower limbs.Children who suffer from other diseases or associated disorders that interfered with physical activity.