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The effect of therapeutic massage and stretching exercises on ankle joint flexibility in patients with spastic cerebral palsy

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dc.contributor.authorAloyoun, Alaa Khairi Abu
dc.contributor.authorAl’Dily, Ra’fat Omar Raf’at
dc.contributor.authorAljarrah, Shefa’ Salah Odeh
dc.contributor.authorAlzboun, Mansour Nazzal
dc.contributor.authorBataineh, Suhaib Akef
dc.contributor.authorAlyasen, Qusai Basem
dc.contributor.departmentSin departamento asociado
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-29T08:22:13Z
dc.date.available2025-12-29T08:22:13Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
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dc.identifier.citationSport TK, Vol.14, 2025
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.600451
dc.identifier.eissn2340-8812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/182930
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherServicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de Murcia
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectStretching Exercises
dc.subjectSpastic Cerebral Palsy
dc.subjectTherapeutic Massage
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleThe effect of therapeutic massage and stretching exercises on ankle joint flexibility in patients with spastic cerebral palsy
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