Effect of parents' participation and constraint-induced movement on gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy

[Objective] To study the effect of parents' participation and constraint-induced movement on gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy.[Methods] 98 cases of children with cerebral palsy were analyzed.Two groups were divided according to whether parents would participate in rehabilitation exercise and constraint-induced movement or not.50 participants were observed and compared with the 48 references.All of the 98 children were treated for 6 months with comprehensive rehabilitation,functional training were Bobath and shangtian method,et al,function training once a day,and 40min each time.Beside the normal treatment,parents of observation group were instructed to have family rehabilitation,three times a day,and 40min each time.The GMFM-88 was analyzed before and after treatment.[Results] Before treatment,there was no significant difference between the two groups with GMFM-88(P0.05);6 months later,scores of the observation group were higher than the references(P0.01).[Conclusion] It is favorable to add the family rehabilitation and constraint-induced movement in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy,and should be popularized.