Al-Nemr Alaa, Reffat Shimaa
Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, El Tahrir St., Giza, 12613, Egypt.
Acta Neurol Belg. 2024 Oct;124(5):1499-1505. doi: 10.1007/s13760-024-02517-w. Epub 2024 Apr 1.
To investigate the effect of Pilates exercises on balance and gross motor coordination in children with Down syndrome (DS).
Forty children with DS, aged 8 up to 10 years, were randomly divided into two groups; experimental and control groups. A designed physical therapy program was applied for both groups, while the experimental group received an additional Pilates exercise program. Balance and gross motor coordination as primary outcomes and quality of life (QoL) as secondary outcome were assessed using Biodex balance system (BBS), Bruininks Oseretsky of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2), and Pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL™) sequentially.
Both experimental (Pilates) and control groups demonstrated significant improvements in dynamic balance, gross motor coordination, and QoL after interventions. However, comparison between groups showed significant improvement in favor of the Pilates group in all measured outcomes (P < 0.0001).
Adding Pilates exercises to the designed physical therapy program could provide more significant improvements in balance, gross motor coordination, and QoL in children with DS.
Clinical Trial gov number Identifier: NCT05928949.
探讨普拉提运动对唐氏综合征（DS）患儿平衡能力和总体运动协调性的影响。
40名年龄在8至10岁的DS患儿被随机分为两组，即实验组和对照组。两组均实施了设计好的物理治疗方案，而实验组还额外接受了普拉提运动方案。依次使用Biodex平衡系统（BBS）、布鲁宁克斯-奥西瑞斯基运动技能测试（BOT-2）以及儿童生活质量量表（PedsQL™）对平衡能力、总体运动协调性这些主要指标和生活质量（QoL）这个次要指标进行评估。
干预后，实验组（普拉提组）和对照组在动态平衡、总体运动协调性和生活质量方面均有显著改善。然而，组间比较显示，在所有测量指标上，普拉提组的改善更为显著（P < 0.0001）。
在设计好的物理治疗方案中加入普拉提运动，可以使DS患儿在平衡能力、总体运动协调性和生活质量方面得到更显著的改善。
Clinical Trial gov编号标识符：NCT05928949。
