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Correlation between Pediatric Balance Scale(PBS) and Gross Motor Function Measurement(GMFM) Scores in Children with Cerebral Palsy  

Ko, Myung-Sook (Department of Physical Therapy, Seoul Community Rehabilitation Center)
Chung, Jae-Hoon (National Medical Center)
Jeon, Hye-Seon (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine / v.5, no.2, 2010 , pp. 281-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between Pediatric Balance Scale(PBS) and Gross Motor Function Measurement(GMFM) with cerebral palsy(CP) children. Methods : 31 ambulatory children with CP were recruited for this study. PBS is a modified version of the Berg’s Balance Scale to access the children with motor impairments. To access the motor functions that directly influence to the functional independence of the ambulatory CP children, total scores of standing category and walking/running/jumping category of GMFM were selectively compared with PBS score by Spearman correlation coefficient analysis. Results : The results revealed high correlation between PBS and GMFM scores both in standing and walking/running/jumping categories(r=.9). Conclusions : Therefore, this study indicates that PBS can be applied not only as a tool to access balance, but also as a measurement to predict and access the level of standing and ambulatory related functions of children with CP.
Keywords
Cerebral palsy; Gross Motor Function Measurement(GMFM); Pediatric Balance Scale(PBS);
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