Physical Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Bobath-Therapy Method

The article presents the structure and content of a physical rehabilitation program incorporating Bobath therapy for 4-year-old children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy in a specialized rehabilitation center. The objective of the study was to justify theoretically and to develop physical rehabilitation program incorporating Bobath therapy for 4-year-old children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy in a specialized rehabilitation center. Material & methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of special scientific and methodological literature; pedagogical observation, interview, and experiment (ascertaining and formative); motor abilities testing (with the Motor abilities assessment chart by Karel and Berta Bobath); clinical study (neurological examination to determine the severity of motor impairment according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)); statistical data analysis. Statistical analysis of the motor impairment assessment data after the completion of the physical rehabilitation program revealed an increase in the number of children with GMFCS level I (the mildest form), which was statistically significantly higher (p