TITLE:
Effects of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT-Bobath) in the Mobility of Adults with Neurological Disorders
AUTHORS:
Thomas Besios, Aggeloussis Nikolaos, Gourgoulis Vassilios, Mauromatis Giorgos
KEYWORDS:
Bobath, NDT, BBS, TMT, MAS, Hemiplegia, MS
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.7 No.3,
August
5,
2019
ABSTRACT: Background: Bobath method was initially applied in adults and then in children with
cerebral palsy. Studies conducted in recent years have shown that the NDT-Bobath
method improves function and mobility among persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
and Hemiplegia. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to
investigate the effect of NDT-Bobath method in the mobility of patients with
neurological disorders (hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis), as evaluated using the
TUG, BBS, TMT, and MAS tests. Methods: The study included 20 persons
with neurological disorders (11 persons with multiple sclerosis and 9 persons
with hemiplegia). The mean age of the participants was 38.7 ± 13.9 years and
mean body mass was 65.1 ± 13.1 kg. The participants in the two groups Low
Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF) followed two different intervention
Bobath-NDT programs in terms of frequency. For the statistical analysis a
two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed. Results: Bobath-NDT method improves both mobility and functionality of patients with
neurological disorders (BBS, p = 0.095 and Tinetti test, p = 0.099) but did not improve spasticity according to the results of MAS
scale, p = 0.095. Conclusions: Overall, the results of the present investigation provided considerable evidence
suggesting that Bobath-NDT
method improves mobility according to the tests (BBS, TMT), but did not improve
spasticity according to the results of MAS scale. Therefore, it was concluded
that Bobath-NDT method improves both mobility and functionality of patients
with neurological disorders. More researches will have to be done in the
future.