Assessing the Efficacy of Very Early Motor Rehabilitation in Children with Down Syndrome

Seigo Okada; Takahiro Uejo; Reiji Hirano; Haruka Nishi; Ikuko Matsuno; Takeshi Muramatsu; Mayu Fujiwara; Akiko Miyake; Yusuke Okada; Shinnosuke Fukunaga; Yuichi Ishikawa

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.038

Assessing the Efficacy of Very Early Motor Rehabilitation in Children with Down Syndrome

J Pediatr. 2019 Oct:213:227-231.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.038. Epub 2019 Jun 14.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Shimonoseki, Japan. Electronic address: sokada0901@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Shimonoseki, Japan.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Shimonoseki, Japan.

PMID: 31208780
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.038

Abstract

Among children with Down syndrome, the frequency of motor rehabilitation intervention and the age at the start of this intervention are independently related to the age at onset of independent walking. Early motor rehabilitation, before age 6 months, may be effective in reducing motor delay in children with Down syndrome.

Keywords: developmental delay; independent walking; infant; motor development.

MeSH terms

Birth Weight
Case-Control Studies
Child, Preschool
Developmental Disabilities / rehabilitation
Down Syndrome / rehabilitation*
Early Medical Intervention / methods*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Japan
Male
Motor Skills
Motor Skills Disorders / rehabilitation*
Program Evaluation
Rehabilitation / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Walking