Influence of additional weight on the frequency of kicks in infants with Down syndrome and infants with typical development
Document title: Influence of additional weight on the frequency of kicks in infants with Down syndrome and infants with typical development
Journal: Brazilian journal of physical therapy
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000380159
ISSN: 1809-9246
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Terapia Fisica, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Faculdade de Educacao Fisica e Fisioterapia, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais. Brasil
Year:
Season: May-Jun
Volumen: 18
Number: 3
Pages: 237-244
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental
English abstract Infants with Down syndrome present with organic and neurological changes that may lead to a delay in the acquisition of motor skills such as kicking, a fundamental skill that is a precursor of gait and is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Therefore, this movement should be taken into account in early physical therapy interventions in infants. Objective: To analyze and to compare the effect of additional weight on the frequency of kicks in infants with Down syndrome and infants with typical development at 3 and 4 months of age. Method: Five infants with Down syndrome and five with typical development at 3 and 4 months of age were filmed. The experiment was divided into four experimental conditions lasting 1 minute each: training, baseline, weight (addition of ankle weight with 1/3 the weight of the lower limb), and post-weight. Results: There were significant differences between groups for all variables (p<0.05), with lower frequencies observed for infants with Down syndrome in all variables. There were significant differences between the experimental conditions baseline and post-weight (p<0.001) for both groups in the frequency of contact and success, with a higher frequency in the post-weight condition. Conclusions: The weight acted as an important stimulus for both groups, directing the kicks toward the target and improving the infants’ performance in the task through repetition, however, the infants with Down syndrome had lower frequencies of kicks
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Neurología,
Pediatría,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Síndrome de Down,
Desarrollo infantil,
Habilidades motoras,
Pateo,
Estimulación temprana
Keyword: Medicine,
Neurology,
Pediatrics,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Down syndrome,
Child development,
Motor abilities,
Kicking,
Early stimulation
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