Table 4.
Individual characteristics of the children.
| Ch | Age | Sex | Injured B.P. Roots |
Aff. UL | Aff. Muscles/m.S.S | Narakas Classf. | Risk Factor PBO |
BTX-A | Performed Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | F | C5–C6 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4− Ext.rot: 4− -Elbow: Biceps and Extensors: 3+/3 -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ |
I | >4 kg born | Pectoralis major Biceps brachii |
Virtual Reality MT |
| 2 | 11 | M | C5–C6 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 4 -Elbow: Bicepsand extensors: 4/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ |
I | >4 kg born | Pectoralis major Biceps brachii |
Conventional MT |
| 3 | 8 | F | C5–C6–C7 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4− Ext.rot: 4 -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4 |
II | >4 kg born | Pectoralis major Biceps brachii |
Conventional MT |
| 4 | 7 | F | C5–C6 | L | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 3+ -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 3+/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ |
I | Instrument. delivery | No | Conventional MT |
| 5 | 7 | M | C5–C6–C7 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4− Ext.rot: 3+ -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4 |
II | Instrument. delivery | No | Virtual Reality MT |
| 6 | 9 | M | C5–C6–C7 | L | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 4 -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4−/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4 |
II | >4 kg born | No | Conventional MT |
| 7 | 6 | F | C5–C6–C7 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 3+ -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4 |
II | Instrument. delivery | Biceps brachii Pronators |
Conventional MT |
| 8 | 8 | M | C5–C6–C7 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 4 -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4/4 -Forearm: Supinators: 4 -Wrist: Extensors: 4 |
II | Instrument. delivery | Pectoralis major | Virtual Reality MT |
| 9 | 8 | F | C5–C6–C7 | L | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 3+ -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 3+/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4 |
II | Instrument. delivery | Biceps brachii pronators |
Virtual Reality MT |
| 10 | 10 | M | C4–C5–C6–C7 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4− Ext.rot: 4− -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 3+/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 3+ |
II | >4 kg born | No | Virtual Reality MT |
| * 11 | 6 | F | C5–C6–C7 | R | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 4 -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4− |
II | Instrument. delivery | No | Virtual Reality MT |
| * 12 | 9 | M | C5–C6–C7 | L | -Shoulder: Flexors: 4 Ext.rot: 3+ -Elbow: Biceps and extensors: 4/3+ -Forearm: Supinators: 3+ -Wrist: Extensors: 4− |
II | Instrument. delivery | Pectoralis major | Conventional MT |
Age expressed in years. Sex: F: Female, M: Male; Injured B.P. roots: Injured Brachial Plexus roots; Aff. UL: Affected Upper Limb, R: right; L: left; Aff.muscles: Affected muscles; m. S. S: muscular segmental strength; Narakas Classif: Narakas Classification; Risk Factor OBP; Instrument.delivery: Instrumentalized delivery; Conventional MT: Conventional Mirror Therapy; Virtual Reality MT: Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy. * Did not complete the therapy and follow-up.