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    The effect of therapeutic massage and stretching exercises on ankle joint flexibility in patients with spastic cerebral palsy
    (Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de Murcia, 2025) Aloyoun, Alaa Khairi Abu; Al’Dily, Ra’fat Omar Raf’at; Aljarrah, Shefa’ Salah Odeh; Alzboun, Mansour Nazzal; Bataineh, Suhaib Akef; Alyasen, Qusai Basem; Sin departamento asociado
    The study aimed to identify the impact of the proposed therapeutic massage and stretching exercises program on the flexibility of the ankle joint among patients with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). A total of eight females with SCP, aged 10-14 years, underwent the program of exercises through 8 weeks, with 3 sessions per week. The proposed program included therapeutic massage applied to the back, pelvis, legs, and feet in each treatment session for 45 minutes, followed by stretching exercises for the back, pelvis, legs, and feet immediately after the therapeutic massage for a period of 15 minutes. A goniometer was used to measure the flexibility of the ankle joint. The results showed statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-measurements of the sample, in favor of the post-measurements for the study outcome (p<0.05). The use of therapeutic massage and stretching exercises for patients with spastic cerebral palsy within a standardized program helps to increase the flexibility of the muscles of the lower extremities and the flexibility of the ankle joint, which improves the functional efficiency of the patient.