Clinical effect evaluation and experience of MOTOmed virtual scene training combined with electromyographic biofeedback therapy in the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy

Introduction/Background Substantial evidence from clinical reports has established that most cerebral palsy (CP) patients benefit from a comprehensive rehabilitation exercise training programme. Such advances are enhanced when Motomed virtual scene training combined with electromyographic biofeedback therapy in the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy. However, little information exists regarding these effects. Material and method Forty-eight children with spastic cerebral palsy were collected from 2014 to 2016 in children's rehabilitation department of Huai’an maternal and child health hospital. Among them, 25 cases were treated with MOTOmed virtual scene training combined with electromyographic biofeedback therapy, and 23 cases with single electromyographic biofeedback therapy. Before and after treatment, the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88) was used to evaluate the gross motor function of all children, and Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADL) was used to evaluate and observe the activities of daily living of children. Results The scores of GMFM and ADL in the treatment and control groups were significantly higher than those before treatment ( P P Conclusion MOTOmed virtual scene training combined with electromyographic biofeedback therapy can effectively improve the gross motor function and activities of daily living of children with spastic cerebral palsy, which is obviously superior to electromyographic biofeedback therapy alone.