The comparative effectiveness of the application of various methods for electrical muscle stimulation in the patients presenting with juvenile cerebral palsy

: We studied the clinical effectiveness of rehabilitation of 168 patients presenting with juvenile cerebral palsy in the form of spastic diplegia who received the comprehensive rehabilitative treatment including therapeutic physical exercises, paraffin applications, general hydromassage baths, manual massage and electrical stimulation of weakened muscles with the use of the following devices: for group 1 of the patients (n=38), for group 2 (n=43), for group 3 (n=45), and for group 4 (n=38). The study yielded the significantly higher scores in the test for groups 1,2, and 3 compared with group 4 (p devices for the combined rehabilitation of the patients suffering from juvenile cerebral palsy in the form of spastic diplegia.