Pengaruh Penggunaan Ankle Foot Orthosis Dinamis Terhadap Kecepatan Jalan Pada Anak Penderita Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Background: cerebral palsy is a non-progressive motor disorder that causes limited activity, paralysis, inability to control motion and is often accompanied by cognitive impairment or visual deficits.Children who experience cerebral palsy will definitely have limitations in the process of mobility. To help limitation of activity that occurs in children with cerebral palsy, ankle foot orthosis is used. Ankle foot orthosis is expected to help the patient in performing his activities at all times to give effect on the walking speed. In this research, actions performed by taking data before and after using dynamic ankle foot orthosis. Purpose of this research to determine the effect of the use of dynamic ankle foot orthosis on walking speed ​​in children with cerebral palsy ". Methods: This type of research is quasi experimental pre and post test design. The subjects used were spastic cerebral palsy spherical patients in the Pediatric & Neurodevelopmental Therapy Center (PNTC) who had determined the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Number of subjects 15 people. Result: This research is based on data analysis result that wilcoxon test value got p = 0,001 (p <0,05). Conclusion: This result indicates that there is an effect of the use of ankle foot orthosis dynamic on road speed in children with cerebral palsy.