Relationship Between Postural Asymmetry, Balance, and Pain in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Primary symptoms of cerebral palsy (CP), such as spasm and weakness, can lead to secondary musculoskeletal problems. Exploring the interplay and impact of secondary symptoms is essential in CP management. A total of 56 children (32 males and 24 females) aged eight to 12 years in level I to III of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) completed The Pediatric Balance Scale and Wong-Baker Faces Scale and the Posture and Postural Ability Scale. Relationships between the three groups were examined using the Kruskal-Wallis test, Tukey test, gamma coefficient, De Somers D, phi coefficient, Cramér V, and one-way analysis of variance. There was a significant correlation between balance and postural asymmetry (P