TITLE:
Effects of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) on the Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy
AUTHORS:
Thomas Besios, Aggeloussis Nikolaos, Gourgoulis Vassilios, Mauromatis Giorgos, Yannis Tzioumakis, Nikos Comoutos
KEYWORDS:
Bobath, NDT, Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia, Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.6 No.4,
November
30,
2018
ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study was to examine the
effectiveness of the NDT method (Bobath) in children with CP. Twenty children with cerebral palsy (7 with
quadriplegia, 6 with diplegia and 7 with right hemiplegia), with mean age of 4.
85 ± 2. 49 years, took part in the study. Materials-Method: The children participated in an intervention that consisted of an 8-week Bobath program. GMFM-88, PEDI and TUG scores were measured across three time points during the intervention (a
baseline measurement, a second at the end of the intervention and a
post-intervention measurement one month after the end of the intervention). Results: The
results of the NDT intervention showed that the participant children
significantly improved their GMFM-88 and TUG scores between initial and final
measurement and maintained this one month later (F2,36 = 69,778, p
0.001), while in PEDI the intervention program had no
statistically significant effect (F2,36 = 0.844, p = 0.438). In conclusion, there is
strong evidence of the effectiveness of the NDT (Bobath) method in improving
the mobility of children regardless of the frequency of its application.