The effect of intensive physiotherapy on gross motor and balance in children with developmental disorders.

The problem of the research: Intensive physiotherapy outcomes for gross motor and balance outcomes in children with developmental disabilities. Relevance of the thesis: The choice of physiotherapy methods for children with developmental disorders does not always produce the desired results or the effect is not long-lasting, because usualy, gross motor developmental disordes can have residual effects throughout the patients entire life. More and more new methods of physiotherapy are being sought to achieve the desired results more effieciently and quickly by combining physiotherapy methods with each other. There is a lack of data on how TheraSuit affects gross motor skills and balance in children with various developmental disorders. In addition to that, it was interesting to apply this method to children with various gross motor and balance disorders. The hypothesis of the research: Regular physical therapy while wearing the TheraSuit should provide better gross motor and balance results than regular physical therapy alone The goal of the research: To evaluate the effects of different physiotherapy methods on gross motor skills and balance in children with developmental disorders. Objectives of the study: 1. To evaluate the effects of conventional physiotherapy without wearing a TheraSuit on gross motor skills and balance in children with developmental disorders. 2. To evaluate the effects of conventional physiotherapy while wearing a TheraSuit on gross motor skills and balance in children with developmental disorders. 3. To determine and compare the effects of conventional physiotherapy with and without wearing a TheraSuit on gross motor skills and balance in children with developmental disorders. Conclusions: 1. After the evaluation of control group test results, intensive physiotherapy has a possitve effect on the gross motor skills and balance of children with impaired developmental disorders to standing, walking, running, jumping and maintain the balance. 2. After research group evaluation of the test results, intensive physiotherapy while wearing a TheraSuit balance and all 5 dimensions of the gross motor function measure have improved. 3. After comparing the results between control and research groups, it was found that the research group whom received combined physiotherapy while wearing a TheraSuit gross motor skills and balance has improved more effectively than physiotherapy alone