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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different electrodes placement on hand functions in children with hemiparesis. Sixty spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children of both sexes ranged in age from four to eight years participated in this study. They were classified randomly into three groups of equal numbers. A hand held dynamometer and peabody developmental motor scale were used for measuring hand grip strength and fine motor skill of the affected upper extremity respectively before and after six months of application of the faradic stimulation and physical therapy program. The first group received faradic stimulation on wrist extensor. The second group received reciprocal faradic stimulation on wrist extensors and flexors. The third group received faradic stimulation on wrist extensor muscle, shoulder flexor and abductors. The physical therapy program was created from peabody developmental motor scale. Results revealed a high significant improvement in hand grip strength and fine motor skills in all groups in favor to the third group. It was concluded that high significant effect of faradic stimulation is gained when it is applied on wrist extensor muscle, shoulder flexor and shoulder abductors simultaneously