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Biodex balance system and 3D motion analysis (3DMA) were used to evaluate stability indices as primary outcome (overall, mediolateral and anteroposterior), and spatiotemporal gait parameters as secondary outcome (speed, cadence, base width, step length, stride length, step time, and percentage of double support) respectively in both groups at the beginning and after three months of intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Post intervention findings demonstrated a significant reduction in stability indices, base width, step time, and percentage of double support, as well as significant increase in walking speed, cadence, step length, and stride length, in both groups in favor of added weight group (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adding small fixed lower extremity weights was associated with improvements in balance and reduced gait disturbances in ambulant ataxic cerebral palsy children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/10538135261444038","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,13]],"date-time":"2026-05-13T09:35:03Z","timestamp":1778664903000},"page":"579-590","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Efficacy of Adding Lower Extremity Weights on Balance and Gait Disturbances in Children with Ataxic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Nehad A","family":"Abo-zaid","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Qena University, Qena, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1680-2692","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Heba A","family":"Khalifa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tamer M","family":"Shousha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE"},{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7606-7899","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed Y","family":"Abdelsamee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Sciences for Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Suez, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Walaa E","family":"Heneidy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/02692155231208578"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.14198\/jhse.2021.16.Proc2.36"},{"issue":"0","key":"e_1_3_3_4_1","article-title":"Efficacy of Lower Extremity Mirror Therapy on Balance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a Randomized Controlled Trial","volume":"24","author":"Abo-zaid N. 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