APPLICATION OF THE BOBATH METHOD IN THE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN´S SYNDROME

• Autor(a) principal: Sotoriva, Priscila
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Segura, Dora de Castro Agulhon
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/2514
• topic: Motor Development; Hypotone; Bobath Method; Down´s Syndrome; Método Bobath; Desenvolvimento Motor; Síndrome de Down; Hipotonia; .

Down´s syndrome is a chromosome abnormality, common in newly born children, caused by an extra chromosome on pair 21. Diagnosis may be undertaken by a cytogenic study to identify the karyotype which may be divided into three trisomy types: simple trisomy, mosaicism and translocation. People with Down´s syndrome have a highly variable phenotype with changes in different systems, such as muscle-skeleton, heart, gastrointestinal, immunologic and respiratory systems. Several characteristics comprise hypotony, low stature, ligament looseness, brachycephaly, flat face, small and short feet and hands, and others. However, congenital mental deficiency is the most prevalent characteristic, with wholesome delay in development. A typical motor backwardness is present since the children find it difficult to develop their motor functions. Physiotherapy should be done early and the Bobath method is the most adequate method. It involves postures for normal movements and inhibits the abnormal tonus so that the patient could be prepared for functional movements. Current analysis verifies the influence of the Bobath method in the motor development of children with Down´s syndrome. Results show that Bobath Method is an efficacious treatment for children with Down´s syndrome, helping them in the acquisition of functional movements for their development close to normal parameters. This was acquired due to an improvement in the muscular tonus, posture control, equilibrium, coordination, mobility and others.