<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Introduction:</italic> Children with Down syndrome have associated impairments of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (joint hypermobility), and of the neurologic system (hypotonia, mental retardation, developmental delay).<italic>Aim:</italic> We conducted a retrospective study that had in view the quantification of the number of children suffering from Down syndrome who attended rehabilitation programmes in the Rehabilitation Department of “Louis Ţurcanu” Emergency Children’s Hospital Timisoara for a 3-year period (between November 2016 and October 2019).<italic>Methods:</italic> The study included 21 children with Down syndrome; their age ranged from 2 weeks to 15 years, with 52% of the children being in the 0-12 months group. All patients were included in a rehabilitation programme of the outpatient Rehabilitation Department (with 10 daily sessions) every 6 months.<italic>Results:</italic> We point out the importance of the rehabilitation team in the management of children with Down syndrome.<italic>Conclusion:</italic> The physical therapy programme should be for a long term, it should be started as early as possible (even in the first weeks of life) and followed continuously through the entire growth period and also during adulthood.</abstract>

Introduction: Children with Down syndrome have associated impairments of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (joint hypermobility), and of the neurologic system (hypotonia, mental retardation, developmental delay).Aim: We conducted a retrospective study that had in view the quantification of the number of children suffering from Down syndrome who attended rehabilitation programmes in the Rehabilitation Department of “Louis Ţurcanu” Emergency Children’s Hospital Timisoara for a 3-year period (between November 2016 and October 2019).Methods: The study included 21 children with Down syndrome; their age ranged from 2 weeks to 15 years, with 52% of the children being in the 0-12 months group. All patients were included in a rehabilitation programme of the outpatient Rehabilitation Department (with 10 daily sessions) every 6 months.Results: We point out the importance of the rehabilitation team in the management of children with Down syndrome.Conclusion: The physical therapy programme should be for a long term, it should be started as early as possible (even in the first weeks of life) and followed continuously through the entire growth period and also during adulthood.

The necessity of rehabilitation in children with Down syndrome

“Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara

“Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

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Introduction: Children with Down syndrome have associated impairments of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (joint hypermobility), and of the...

The necessity of rehabilitation in children with Down syndrome

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 7 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2019-0007

Keywords
Down syndrome, rehabilitation, interdisciplinary management

© 2019 Elena Amăricăi et al., published by Sciendo

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The necessity of rehabilitation in children with Down syndrome

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 7 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2019-0007

KeywordsDown syndrome, rehabilitation, interdisciplinary management

© 2019 Elena Amăricăi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Down syndrome, rehabilitation, interdisciplinary management