ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Vojta Therapy Affects Trunk Control and Postural Sway in Children with Central Hypotonia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- The Effects of Trunk Intervention on Gross Motor Function, Balance, and Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Critical review of the evidence for Vojta Therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Vojta therapy combined with standard care on psychometric and functional parameters in patients with chronic lower back pain: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of medicine and life · 2024Trial
- Neurorehabilitation and Functional Improvement in Joubert Syndrome: A 12-Month Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Parental Concerns and Active Participation in Home-Based Vojta Therapy for Children with Global Developmental Delay: A Qualitative Study Using Interviews and Photo-Elicitation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Small for Gestational Age and Motor Development in Children: A Narrative Review of Risk Factors, Brain Mechanisms, and Early Interventions.Developmental neuroscience · 2025Review
- Factors Influencing the Duration of Rehabilitation in Infants with Torticollis-A Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Immediate effects of Vojta Therapy on gait ability in down syndrome patients: a pilot study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Effects of Foot Structure Type on Core Stability in University Athletes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Abdominal and lower extremity muscles activity and thickness in typically developing children and children with developmental delay.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: Decreased trunk stability is accompanied by delay in motor development in children with central hypotonia. We investigated the effect of Vojta therapy on trunk control in the sitting position in children with central hypotonia. (2) Methods: In 20 children with central hypotonia, Vojta therapy was applied to the experimental group (n = 10) and general physical therapy to the control group (n = 10). The intervention was applied for 30 min per session, three times a week, for a total of six weeks. We assessed abdominal muscle thickness, trunk control (segmental assessment of trunk control), trunk angle and trunk sway in a sitting position, and gross motor function measure-88. (3) Results: In the experimental group, the thicknesses of internal oblique and transversus abdominis were significantly increased (p < 0.05). The segmental assessment of trunk control score was significantly increased (p < 0.05), and the trunk sway significantly decreased (p < 0.05). Gross motor function measure-88 was significantly increased (p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Vojta therapy can be suggested as an effective intervention method for improving trunk control and gross motor function in children with central hypotonia.
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