| Summary: | PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to monitor the effect of a specialized kinesitherapy program on
motor development in a child with achondroplasia. METHODS: The study cohort was 1 infant with
achondroplasia. The infant had physical therapy sessions 5 times a week with a physical therapist and/or
with his parents who were trained in kinesitherapy techniques. Specialized kinesitherapy contained
specialized methods for working with children and modifications of methods. For the purposes of the
study, we applied the following research methods: research of literature sources; examination of gross
motor functions using the Gross Motor Function Measure- 88 method; mathematical and statistical
methods. RESULTS: We reported a statistically significant improvement in the results of the conducted
motor function testing. CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of the results showed that specialized kinesitherapy
was effective in improving gross motor skills in an infant with achondroplasia. We believe that
specialized kinesitherapy is the main method of therapy for children with hypotonia caused by various
pathologies. The early inclusion of kinesitherapy, the regular conduct of kinesitherapeutic procedures
and the correctly selected methodology are of key importance for the effect of the therapy.
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