Academic Physiotherapy Conference Proceeding
2023: Academic Physiotherapy Conference Proceeding

Physiotherapy Management of Down Syndrome: Case Report

Efendi, Alfina Ramadani Dyah (Unknown)
Naufal, Adnan Faris (Unknown)
Viola, Christine (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Sep 2023

Abstract

Introduction : Down syndrome is a genetic condition or disorder caused by a chromosomal abnormality that occurs threefold in total or part of chromosome 21. Decreased muscle strength and balance are one of the consequences that occur in the condition of down syndrome. In this study the aim was to determine the effect of providing physiotherapy management in cases of Down syndrome. The research method used in this study was a case study involving a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with Down syndrome. Subjects were given physiotherapy interventions for 3 weeks with a frequency of 2 meetings a week. The interventions provided were walking on a textured catwalk, walking on an inclined plane, and jumping on a trampoline based on a stretch-shortening exercise. The examination given for this case is checking muscle strength using the manual muscle testing method and checking balance using the balance beam test. In this study, the results showed that there were changes in the subject's muscle strength and dynamic balance ability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

apc

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience Nursing Public Health

Description

Academic Physiotherapy Conferences are a series of activities that include international seminars and call papers. This activity aims to improve literacy and scientific publications of physiotherapy which specifically discuss cases related to problems of function and movement of the human ...