title: Effects of task-specific training on functional ability in children with mild to moderate cerebral palsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between Five times sit-to-stand Test (FTSST) and functional tests and investigate the effects of task-specific training on functional ability in children with mild to moderate cerebral palsy (CP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Motor Assessment Scale (MAS: sit-to-stand), Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), Functional Reach Test and FTSST were tested before training, after training and at follow-up at 6 weeks post training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FTSST correlated significantly with MAS (ρ = -0.733) and with PBS (ρ = -0.813) in all children with CP. There were no significant differences in all outcomes between groups. However, FTSST and MAS in children with Gross Motor Function Classification System-Expanded and Revised levels I-II were significantly different between pre and post training within the experimental group (p = 0.03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FTSST is a reliable and valid functional outcome measure after the task-specific training in children with mild to moderate CP.
authors.affiliation: Improvement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, School of Physical Therapy, Khon Kaen University , Thailand.
authors.forename: Wannisa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kumban
authors.forename: Sugalya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amatachaya
authors.forename: Alongkot
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Emasithi
authors.forename: Wantana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Siritaratiwat
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome