Vojta Therapy in Neuromotor Development of Pediatrics Patients with Periventricular Leukomalacia: Case Series

Background and Objectives: Vojta therapy is used by physiotherapists and is based on stimulation through peripheral pressure that leads to the activation of involuntary motor response patterns, thus triggering patterns of reflex locomotion, hence also called reflex locomotion therapy. Objective: To...

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Published in:Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Lithuania), 2021-10, Vol.57 (11), p.1149
Main Authors: De-La-Barrera-Aranda, Elena, Gonzalez-Gerez, Juan Jose, Saavedra-Hernandez, Manuel, Fernandez-Bueno, Laura, Rodriguez-Blanco, Cleofas, Bernal-Utrera, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Birth weight
Cerebral palsy
Children & youth
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical diagnosis
Morphology
non-invasive therapy
Patients
pediatric neurology
Pediatrics
Physical therapy
postural control
vojta therapy
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Summary:Background and Objectives: Vojta therapy is used by physiotherapists and is based on stimulation through peripheral pressure that leads to the activation of involuntary motor response patterns, thus triggering patterns of reflex locomotion, hence also called reflex locomotion therapy. Objective: To analyze the changes produced by Vojta therapy in the evolution of infant motor development in patients with maturational delay due to periventricular leukomalacia. Materials and methods: One session of Vojta Therapy per week for eleven months, patients’ neuromotor development was evaluated through the Denver II Test and the Baleys Scale. Results: A clinically significant increase in the development of the patients is observed. Conclusions: Neuromotor development seems to generate an adequate progression in the motor area.
ISSN:1648-9144
1010-660X
1648-9144
DOI:10.3390/medicina57111149