Examination and therapy of pediatric patients with postural disorder on the principle of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization

This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of postural disorders in children of younger and older school-age and is also dealing with the therapy of these disorders thanks to the modern method of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization-DNS. The defective posture of the body is most often created during childhood, thanks to well-timed and targeted therapy, it is possible to positively affect posture development, and prevent the deepening of the asymmetries or development of other pathologies. The first target of this thesis is to describe the most common postural disorders of school children. The second target was to affect postural disorders of particular school children with the help of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization. This thesis is divided into the theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part, I first described the psychomotor and ontogenic human evolution, detailed characterization of the school-age period, and level of motor skills of children in this period. In the next chapter I have defined the term of posture, and also closely related terms like postural stability, postural stabilization and postural reactivity. After that, I have described the division of postural disorders based on their origin, and also dedicated one chapter of the thesis to the emergence of postural disorders based on central coordination disorder. An important part of the thesis is a description of the most common postural disorders occurring in school children. At the end of the theoretical part, I have been dealing with a description of the dynamic neuromuscular stabilization method, its principles and procedures governing and developmental kinesiology of the child to the 1st year of life from which it is based. The practical part of the thesis was done in the form of qualitative research. For data collection for research input and output examination of 3 probands was performed, which was processed into case studies, which were then compared and evaluated. The examination consists of anamnesis, aspect, palpation, tests for the examination of spinal motility, examination of shortened muscles and examination of postural stabilization and reactivity. The research group consisted of two girls and one boy, aged 11-12 years, with some deviation from proper posture. The exercise unit was created from exercises based on positions of developmental kinesiology. The research lasted for 2 months, the probands had the task of performing exercises at least 4 times a week at home, at the same time they also had several individual therapies during these 2 months to check and supplement the exercises. At the end of the work, I described the results, which I reached through research and evaluated the success of therapy. Each of the probands improved, especially the activation of the deep stabilization system of the spine and the acquisition of the correct breathing stereotype. The bachelor thesis could serve as inspiring and educational material for the public. At the same time, it can be used for its content of information to serve in the clinical practice of physiotherapists