Application of the scale Spinal Alignment and Range of Motion Measure (SAROMM) in children and adults with cerebral palsy in a compartment institution in Porto Alegre (RS)

Abstract

This study described the profile of institutionalized children and adults with cerebral palsy (CP), as well as their musculoskeletal alterations, spinal alignment and range of motion; and to outline strategies to minimize the advance of already present deformities. This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. Children and adults with cerebral palsy from a shelter in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul were evaluated (n=28). The Spinal Alignment and Range of Motion Measure (SAROMM) scale was used to assess deformities and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was used to classify the functional level. 96% of the subjects were spastic; 42.85% of the total number of participants had motor level V; the greatest deformities found were in the knee, hip and spine, evaluated by the SAROMM Scale, associated with older age and spastic quadriplegia, with clinical diagnosis in the medical record. Subjects over 20 years old had an average score of 68.7 (ranges from 0 to 104) and subjects under 20 years old, their average score was 55.1 points, wherein the lower the value the better the alignment and the less deformities. Subjects with CP of a shelter location had, mostly, bilateral spasticity of the four limbs, their predominant GMFCS level was V and the major deformities found were joint changes in knees, hip and spine. Strategies should be drawn and executed as early as possible to reduce deformities and the SAROMM scale may be a choice to evaluate this audience.