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Vojta Therapy Affects Trunk Control and Postural Sway in Children with Central Hypotonia: A Randomized Controlled

Sun-Young Ha1, Yun-Hee Sung2

  • 1Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Kyungnam University, Changwon 51767, Korea.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 27, 2022
PubMed

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Vojta therapy significantly improved trunk control and gross motor function in children with central hypotonia. This therapy enhanced abdominal muscle thickness and stability, aiding developmental progress.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric physical therapy
  • Neuromuscular rehabilitation
  • Child development

Background:

  • Central hypotonia in children is linked to diminished trunk stability and delayed motor development.
  • Effective interventions are crucial for improving functional outcomes in these children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of Vojta therapy in enhancing trunk control among children with central hypotonia.
  • To assess the impact of Vojta therapy on specific measures of trunk stability and gross motor function.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 20 children with central hypotonia, divided into Vojta therapy (experimental) and general physical therapy (control) groups.
  • Interventions were administered over six weeks, with assessments including abdominal muscle thickness, trunk control, trunk angle, trunk sway, and the Gross Motor Function Measure-88.
  • Sessions were 30 minutes long, three times per week.

Main Results:

  • Vojta therapy significantly increased internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscle thickness (p < 0.05).
  • Significant improvements were observed in segmental assessment of trunk control scores (p < 0.05) and a significant decrease in trunk sway (p < 0.05).
  • The Gross Motor Function Measure-88 scores also showed significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the experimental group.

Conclusions:

  • Vojta therapy demonstrates effectiveness in improving trunk control in children with central hypotonia.
  • The findings suggest Vojta therapy is a beneficial intervention for enhancing gross motor function in this population.

Keywords:
abdominal musclegross motor functionhypotoniapostural swaytrunk control

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