Physical Activity on Postural Stability and Coordination in Children With Posterior Fossa Tumor
Posterior Fossa Tumor, Medulloblastoma, Childhood
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Posterior Fossa Tumor focused on measuring physical activity, postural stability, coordination, posterior fossa tumor
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with posterior fossa tumors during follow up.
- Children between 5-12 years old.
- Time elapsed since the start of treatment more than 4 months in order to be in maintenance phase.
- They can understand verbal command.
- Children with no visual, auditory or perceptual disorders.
- Children are already treated surgically.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children who have one or more of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
- Children with a genetic disorder or mental retardation.
- Children with a chronic lung disease.
- Sever cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction <40%, ischemia and angina pectoris at rest).
- Children with a neuromuscular disease not related to tumor.
Sites / Locations
- Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Control Group/Pilates Core Stability Exercises program Group
Balance Group
Coordination Group
Twenty patients will receive Pilates core stability exercises program ONLY. Total Period: 12 Weeks Stages: Three stages: Stage I: Warm-up: consists of four Pilates motions: Breathing: Rolling back: Coccyx-curl: Hundred breathing: Stage II: Work-out: consists of twelve Pilates motions: Single leg stretch: Straight leg raise: Basic bridge: Bridging variation: Quadruped: Clap with seal motion Mermaid twist: Swimming: Double leg stretch: Shoulder bridge: Swan dive: Leg full front: Stage III: Cool-down: consists of three Pilates motions: Rest position: Cat with arm/leg extension: Breathing:
Twenty patients will receive the same selected Pilates core stability exercises program given to control group in addition to Balance Program
Twenty patients will receive the same selected Pilates core stability exercises program given to control group in addition to Coordination Exercises.