Gross motor development in youth with cerebral palsy; associations with musculoskeletal function

Physiotherapy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. e287-e288
Author(s):  
R.C. Vos ◽  
J.G. Becher ◽  
J.M. Voorman ◽  
J.W. Gorter ◽  
M. van Eck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Musculoskeletal Function

scholarly journals Differences in walking attainment ages between low-risk preterm and healthy full-term infants

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 593-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana P. Restiffe ◽  
José Luiz D. Gherpelli
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Predictive Variables

OBJECTIVE: To compare gross motor development of preterm infants (PT) without cerebral palsy with healthy full-term (FT) infants, according to Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS); to compare the age of walking between PT and FT; and whether the age of walking in PT is affected by neonatal variables. METHODS: Prospective study compared monthly 101 PT and 52 FT, from the first visit, until all AIMS items had been observed. Results: Mean scores were similarity in their progression, except from the eighth to tenth months. FT infants were faster in walking attainment than PT. Birth weight and length and duration of neonatal nursery stay were related to walking delay. CONCLUSION: Gross motor development between PT and FT were similar, except from the eighth to tenth months of age. PT walked later than FT infants and predictive variables were birth weight and length, and duration of neonatal intensive unit stay.

Is the implementation of Vojta therapy associated with faster gross motor development in children with cerebral palsy?

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 329-336
Author(s):  
Jose Manuel Sanz-Mengibar ◽  
Monica Menendez-Pardiñas ◽  
Fernando Santonja-Medina
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Functional Training ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Therapy Intervention

Vojta therapy has been reported as clinically beneficial for strength, movement and gross motor activities in individual cases and is being included within the second of three levels of evidence in interventions for cerebral palsy. The goal of this study is to understand the effect of Vojta therapy on the gross motor function. Our clinical trial followed a one group, pre-post design to quantify rates of changes in GMFM-88 after a two-months period undergoing Vojta therapy. A total of 16 patients were recruited. Post-intervention acceleration rates of GMFM-88-items acquisition (0.005; p<0.001) and Locomotor Stages (1.063; p<0.0001) increased significatively following Vojta the­rapy intervention. In this study, Vojta therapy has shown to accelerate the acquisition of GMFM-88-items and Loco­motor Stages in children with cerebral palsy younger than 18 months. Because functional training was not utilised, and other non-Vojta therapy intervention did not influence the outcome, Vojta therapy seems to activate the postural control required to achieve uncompleted GMFM-88-items.

Children Born With Congenital Zika Syndrome Display Atypical Gross Motor Development and a Higher Risk for Cerebral Palsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda J. P. Marques ◽  
Marta C. S. Teixeira ◽  
Rafael R. Barra ◽  
Fernanda M. de Lima ◽  
Bruno L. Scofano Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Developmental Age ◽  
Severe Motor ◽  
Congenital Zika Syndrome

Importance: Congenital Zika syndrome virus infection is said to interfere in children’s development. Objective: evaluate gross motor trajectories and the frequency of cerebral palsy in children with congenital Zika syndrome. Design: Cohort study applying the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and the Bayley III Scales in infants from 6 to 18 months of age. Setting: The SARAH network, Rio de Janeiro. Participants: Thirty-nine infants whose diagnoses were established through clinical history, serology tests, and neuroimaging findings. Main outcomes and measures: Congenital Zika syndrome is associated with severe motor delays and is a risk factor to the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Results: The Alberta Infant Motor Scale mean raw score at 6 months was 9.74 (SD 4.80) or equivalent to 2 to 3 months of motor developmental age. At the age of 12 months, 14.13 (SD 11.90), corresponding to 3 to 4 months of motor development age; the Bayley III Scales results correlated to the Alberta Infant Motor Scale ( P < .001) at this age. At 18 months, 15.77 (SD 13.80) or a motor development equivalent to 4 to 5 months of age. Thirty-five of 39 children (89.7%) met criteria for the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Conclusions and relevance: Gross motor development marginally progresses from 6 to 18 months of age. These individuals also displayed a high frequency of cerebral palsy.

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