Introduction We read the article with interest titled “The effects of Kinesio taping of lower limbs on functional mobility, spasticity, and range of motion of children with spastic cerebral palsy” published in The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery on 29th October (2019) 55:70 [1]. We want to commend the authors for this useful clinical study and a significant contribution towards the body of scientific knowledge related to evidence-based cerebral palsy (CP) rehabilitation. The study evaluates the effect of Kinesio taping (KT) in children with spastic CP. The study population comprises diplegic and quadriplegic CP children equally allocated into two groups. Group A received conventional therapy plus sham KT, whereas Group B received conventional plus real KT. The study uses goniometric measurements for the joint range of motion, Modified Ashworth Scale for spasticity, and Timed Up and Go Test for functional mobility of the lower limbs. Although the introduction, research design, and statistical analysis are plausible, there are few methodological concerns in the article which need to be addressed by the authors.

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Mirjavad Tabatabaee 等人对“下肢肌内效贴扎对痉挛性脑瘫儿童的功能性活动能力、痉挛和运动范围的影响”的评论。

简介 我们饶有兴趣地阅读了 10 月 29 日（2019 年 10 月 29 日）发表在《埃及神经病学、精神病学和神经外科杂志》上的文章，标题为“下肢肌内效贴扎对痉挛性脑瘫儿童的功能性活动能力、痉挛和运动范围的影响” ) 55:70 [1]。我们要赞扬作者进行了这项有用的临床研究，并对与循证脑瘫 (CP) 康复相关的科学知识体系做出了重大贡献。该研究评估了肌内效贴带 (KT) 对痉挛性 CP 儿童的影响。研究人群包括双侧瘫痪和四肢瘫痪的 CP 儿童，他们平均分为两组。A 组接受常规治疗加假 KT，而 B 组接受常规治疗加真 KT。该研究使用测角测量来测量关节的运动范围，使用改良的 Ashworth 量表测量痉挛，并使用定时起跳测试来测量下肢的功能性活动能力。尽管引言、研究设计和统计分析是合理的，但文章中几乎没有需要作者解决的方法论问题。