A atuação do fisioterapeuta no desenvolvimento da motricidade de crianças com trissomia do cromossomo 21

Abstract

Trisomy of Chromosome 21 (T21) is a genetic condition, which occurs when there is an error in the distribution of chromosomes at the time of cell division of the embryo, resulting in a Trisomy of Chromosome 21. To minimize the motor delay caused by T21, physiotherapy works with the early stimulation of these children in their first months of life. This work aims to describe the physiotherapeutic performance in the motor development of children with T21, focusing on the main techniques used in this group. Through a literary review with an exploratory and descriptive character and a qualitative approach of the integrative type, whose data collection sought as sources articles, books, documents and publications of journals, that address the themes programmed for this research. In the results, 12 articles were presented, totaling 9 different techniques used in motor development in children with T21. It was concluded that, among all the interventions of physiotherapy in the motor development of T21 found during the research, some of them together provide better results than their application in isolation, such as Equine Therapy, Hydrotherapy, the Whole Body Vibration Method or, in English, whole-body vibration (WBV) and Treadmill Walk, which do not exclude the intervention of conventional physiotherapy The method of Muscle Strength Exercises was the only one found without positive results, therefore, analyzing the studies of this author, its applicability is not advised.