Tag: hipotonia posturalna

Disturbances of pelvic control in sitting and while assuming a sitting position as a manifestation of postural hypotonia in pre-school children

Małgorzata Matyja, Edward Saulicz, Mirosław Kokosz, Marta Syryjczyk

Małgorzata Matyja, Edward Saulicz, Mirosław Kokosz, Marta Syryjczyk – Disturbances of pelvic control in sitting and while assuming a sitting position as a manifestation of postural hypotonia in pre-school children. Fizjoterapia Polska 2004; 4(1); 31-39

Abstract

Background. The purpose of our research was to evaluate the connection between the pelvis in sitting position and posture in standing position, as well as the manner of changing from supine position to sitting position. Material and methods. We examined 37 six-year-old boys and girls. Posture was assessed according to Hoppe’s modified scale of posture measurement. The manner of maintaining upright sitting position and changing from supine position to sitting position was also examined. The angle of pelvic back tilt in sitting position was examined by means a Rippstein plurimeter. Statistical analysis was based on the Spearman test, the Manova-Anova test, and the Tukey test, taking p < 0.05 as the critical level. Results. There is a clear connection between the way a young child maintains sitting position and both pelvic back tilt and the quality of posture (in both cases r = 0.67, p < 0.001). We also found a smaller but equally important connection between the way of changing from supine to upright sitting position (r = 0,44 p < 0,01) and the other parameters. Conclusions. The evaluation of pelvic control in sitting position and in the course of sitting up is a good technique for the diagnosis of postural tone in young children.

Key words:
the body posture, defects of posture, postural hipotone, the pelvis control
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Effects of Thera Togs suit on postural stability in patients with central hypotonia. Preliminary report

Agata Michalska, Jolanta Dudek, Michał Linowski, Anna Tarasow-Zych

Agata Michalska, Jolanta Dudek, Michał Linowski, Anna Tarasow-Zych – Effects of Thera Togs suit on postural stability in patients with central hypotonia. Preliminary report. Fizjoterapia Polska 2012; 12(3); 275-284

Abstract
Postural hypotonia is one of the many factors adversely affecting postural stability, understood as the attitude of resistance to interference of endogenous and exogenous interferences. It evokes a number of compensatory responses allowing the stabilization of the body and entailing changes in the reciprocal positioning of the key points: the head, the shoulders and the pelvis. This affects the spatial position of the overall center of mass (COM), changing the base of the support and physiological limits of stability. Thera Togs suit is an orthotic equipment applicable in the treatment of postural hypotonia. Through the compression it provides incentives for proprioceptors, affecting body awareness and postural stability. The paper attempts to assess the impact of Thera Togs suit on postural stability of the studied sample. The sample comprised 8 of Rehabilitation-Education-Pedagogical Centre in Kielce, diagnosed with postural hypotonia who were able to maintain an upright position. In order to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Thera Togs suit, triple stability measurements was carried out, first before putting the suit on and next after one hour and six hours of wearing the suit. A statistically significant improvement in postural stability was observed in each patient, expressed by a decrease in size and area of the confidence ellipse and reduction of the number of postural sways. The corrective effect, resulting from application of the tape, aimed at restoring a symmetrical load distribution between the feet, was not obtained. The preliminary results show an improvement in postural stability in the study group of patients.
Key words:
postural hypotonia, postural stability, orthotic equipment, Therapeutic effects
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