Effects of early physical therapy on motor
development in children with Down syndrome

GÜVEN BAYSAL, ŞENAY; Büyükavcı, Raikan; KORTAY, SİNEM; Büyükavcı, Mehmet Akif; Arslan, Feyzullah Necati; Dogan, Derya

doi:10.14744/nci.2020.90001

Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome

Feyzullah Necati ARSLAN, (Necip Fazıl Şehir Hastanesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Gelişimsel ve Davranışsal Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)

Derya Gumus DOGAN, (İnönü Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Gelişimsel ve Davranışsal Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Malatya, Türkiye)

Sinem Kortay CANALOGLU, (İnönü Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Gelişimsel ve Davranışsal Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Malatya, Türkiye)

Şenay GÜVEN BAYSAL, (İnönü Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Gelişimsel ve Davranışsal Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Malatya, Türkiye)

Raikan BÜYÜKAVCI, (İnönü Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Malatya, Türkiye)

Mehmet Akif BUYUKAVCİ (Malatya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Gelişimsel ve Davranışsal Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Malatya, Türkiye)

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 156 - 161 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/nci.2020.90001 İndeks Tarihi: 28-06-2022

Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to compare the motor development of children with Down syndrome (DS) who received physical therapy (PT) and did not receive PT, and to show the effect of PT programs started before the age of one on movement development. METHODS: The study included aged between 6 and 42 months, 58 children with DS. Children with DS were divided into two groups as receiving PT and non-receiving PT. Children with DS who received PT were further divided into two groups according to the age of starting PT as before and after 1 year of age. Gross motor and fine motor development of the cases were evaluated with Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development III. RESULTS: Gross motor scaled scores (GM-SS: 3.88±3.46–1.67±1.23), fine motor scaled scores (FM-SS: 4.29±3.24–1.79±0.93), and composite scores (64.4±19.5–50.38±5.38) of PT group were statistically higher than the non-PT group (p<0.05). In addition, GM-SS (5.22±4.23–2.38±1.20), FM-SS; (5.61±3.85–2.81±1.37), and composite scores (72.33±23.85–55.56±5.7) of the cases who started PT before the age of one were statistically higher than those who started after the age of one (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Our results revealed that PT especially when started early childhood under had a positive effect on the development of gross and fine motor in children with DS and provided a scientific basis for referring children with DS to PT programs before the age of one. Clinicians should recommend PT for children with DS in the early period.

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APA	Arslan F, Dogan D, KORTAY S, GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş, Büyükavcı R, Büyükavcı M (2022). Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. , 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
Chicago	Arslan Feyzullah Necati,Dogan Derya,KORTAY SİNEM,GÜVEN BAYSAL ŞENAY,Büyükavcı Raikan,Büyükavcı Mehmet Akif Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. (2022): 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
MLA	Arslan Feyzullah Necati,Dogan Derya,KORTAY SİNEM,GÜVEN BAYSAL ŞENAY,Büyükavcı Raikan,Büyükavcı Mehmet Akif Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. , 2022, ss.156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
AMA	Arslan F,Dogan D,KORTAY S,GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş,Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı M Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. . 2022; 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
Vancouver	Arslan F,Dogan D,KORTAY S,GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş,Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı M Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. . 2022; 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
IEEE	Arslan F,Dogan D,KORTAY S,GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş,Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı M "Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome." , ss.156 - 161, 2022. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
ISNAD	Arslan, Feyzullah Necati vd. "Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome". (2022), 156-161. https://doi.org/10.14744/nci.2020.90001

APA	Arslan F, Dogan D, KORTAY S, GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş, Büyükavcı R, Büyükavcı M (2022). Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 9(2), 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
Chicago	Arslan Feyzullah Necati,Dogan Derya,KORTAY SİNEM,GÜVEN BAYSAL ŞENAY,Büyükavcı Raikan,Büyükavcı Mehmet Akif Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri 9, no.2 (2022): 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
MLA	Arslan Feyzullah Necati,Dogan Derya,KORTAY SİNEM,GÜVEN BAYSAL ŞENAY,Büyükavcı Raikan,Büyükavcı Mehmet Akif Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, vol.9, no.2, 2022, ss.156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
AMA	Arslan F,Dogan D,KORTAY S,GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş,Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı M Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri. 2022; 9(2): 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
Vancouver	Arslan F,Dogan D,KORTAY S,GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş,Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı M Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri. 2022; 9(2): 156 - 161. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
IEEE	Arslan F,Dogan D,KORTAY S,GÜVEN BAYSAL Ş,Büyükavcı R,Büyükavcı M "Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome." İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 9, ss.156 - 161, 2022. 10.14744/nci.2020.90001
ISNAD	Arslan, Feyzullah Necati vd. "Effects of early physical therapy on motor development in children with Down syndrome". İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri 9/2 (2022), 156-161. https://doi.org/10.14744/nci.2020.90001