• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.989-995
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• 1999

Musclee spasticity of Cerebral Palsy children brings abnormal posture and becomes delayed for Normal Motor Development. The objective of this study is to discover the effects of physical therapy on subject paitient' s posture and Normal Motor Development after Selective Posterior rhizotomy. The subject patients were 280 children who had physical therapy for about 4 to 6 months after Selective Posterior Rhizotomy. The sum of points both pre and post operation by using Locomotion stage of Vojta and Arens's grading of Gross Motor Function were compared and evaluated. Among total of 280 Cerebral Palsy children who had 4 to 6 months of physical therapy ; total of 206 children(197 by grade 1, 9 by grade 2) has increased out of 218 spasticity type children, and totoal of 42 has increased (by gradel) out of 48 Athetoid type, and total of 8 jas increased (by grade 1) out of 14 Mixed type Physical therapy for Cerebral Palsy children after Selective Posterior Rhizotomy has enhanced Normal Motor Development and their posture. The therapy also has shown the results of shortening the therapy period and better treatment results.