Author 1 :- Mr. Piyush Kumar [1], ] [1] Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Sanskriti University, Mathura ( [1] Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Sanskriti University, Mathura )
Author 2 :- Km. Pratima [2] ( [2] Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Sanskriti University, Mathura )
Abstract: Background: Improving motor skills is essential for children with cerebral palsy to grow functionally. One potential tool for these kids' rehabilitation is virtual reality. This study's goal was to methodically assess how virtual reality motor games affected the gross and fine motor abilities of kids with cerebral palsy. Methods: To find randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the impact of virtual reality motor games on the gross and fine motor skills of children with cerebral palsy, a thorough search was carried out in databases such as PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Wanfang Data, covering publications from their inception to June 1, 2024. The PEDro scale was used to evaluate the included studies' quality, and RevMan software (version 5.4) was used to analyze the data. Results: There were 19 studies with 850 children with cerebral palsy. Virtual reality motor games were found to significantly improve children with cerebral palsy's gross motor skills [mean difference (MD) 1.67, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.75–2.56; P < 0.001] and fine motor skills [standardized mean difference (SMD) 0.73, 95% CI: 0.30–1.16; P = 0.00008]. Conclusions: Children with cerebral palsy may greatly improve their gross and fine motor abilities by playing virtual reality motor games.
