Influence of Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex on motor development of infants with hypotony of posture

• Authors: Katarzyna Poklękowska , Joanna Suchocka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Introduction: One of the commonly used terms in the assessment of CNS functioning is muscle tone. In literature we can find many different and not standardized definitions. Postural tone depends on topographic distribution in proximal and distal parts of body and antigravital activity. For diagnostic and therapeutic purpose the term postural tone is used. The aim of this study was to assess (monitoring) the psychomotor development of infants between 2 months and 2 years of life with abnormal posture tone (hypotonia of posture) and asymmetry of postural and motor patterns. Infants participated in NDT-Bobath therapeutic intervention.Material and methods: 65 infants fulfilling specified criteria were examined during 2 years of prospective study. According to hypotonic type, infants were divided into two groups. The presence of asymmetrical tonic neck activity in spontaneous movements was coded in two-points scale (1 or 2).Results: All infants were examined at first visit with INSITE developmental scale which displayed psychomotor retardation. At the age of 2 years, only 21,87% from first group and 100% from second group still were assessed as retarded. Conclusions: Disintegrated activity ATOS decreased the level of motor development of 24-month-old infants even to 4 months of developmental age. In the second group, the number of infants with more disorders in quality of movement and decreased final developmental age is much bigger.

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Advances in Rehabilitation
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 5-13

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2012

online

31 - 08 - 2013

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Poklękowska

• Mazowiecki Oddział Wojewódzki NFZ w Warszawie

author

Joanna Suchocka

• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie, Wydział Rehabilitacji Ruchowej, Katedra Fizjoterapii

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/rehab-2013-0045