IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2004HealthcareRELATIONSHIP OF LOWER LIMB SPASTICITY, STRENGTH AND GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC DIPLEGIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY SGanesanTedlaJaya Shanker29092012)109122This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Purpose: To establish the relationship between spasticity and strength in the lower limb muscles and gross motor function of children with spastic diplegia. Method: This cross-sectional study included thirty children (21 males, 9 females) with spastic diplegia of GMFCS-EandR levels I to V between the age of 5 to 15 years. Spasticity, strength and gross motor function were assessed using tardieu scale, hand-held dynamometer and Gross Motor Function Measure respectively. Results: The correlation between spasticity, strength and gross motor function was analyzed using the spearman__ampersandsignrsquo;s correlation. A negative correlation was found between spasticity of hip flexors, hip adductors and knee extensors with GMFM. No correlation was found between spasticity and strength. A positive correlation was found between strength of hip abductor, knee flexors, dorsiflexors and plantarflexors with GMFM. Conclusion: Aggregate spasticity of muscles around the hip, knee and ankle joint showed a negative correlation with GMFM, whereas aggregate strength of muscles around all the 3 joints showed a positive correlation with GMFM. Hip flexor was the only muscle that showed a negative correlation between spasticity and strength.