Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of partial body weight support training (PBWST) on walking ability of cerebral palsy (CP) children with spasticity diplegia.Methods 60 CP children with spasticity dilegia were randomly divided into the PBWST group and control group with 30 cases in each group. All cases were treated by traditional physical treatment, but those of the PBWST group were added with PBWST. The changes of walking ability and endurance of all cases before and after treatment were observed.Results After treatment, the walking ability and endurance of the cases in two groups improved significantly, but the effect of the PBWST group was obviously superior to the control group ( P<0.05), especially in walking endurance ( P<0.001).Conclusion PBWST can improve the walking ability of CP children with spasticity diplegia and already having walking ability.

Key words: partial body weight support training (PBWST), cerebral palsy (CP), rehabilitation