Postural Acute Effect of an Aquatic Physical Therapy on Chronic Non Progressive Encephalopathy of Infancy

Abstract

© 2015 Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo. All rights reserved. Objective. To evaluate the acute effect of an Aquatic Physiotherapy procedure, in the alignment and symmetry of the trunk of children with Chronic Non Progressive Encephalopathy (ECNPI). Method. Photometry was applied as an evaluation process to compare pre and post aquatic intervention, observing the acute effects of a single aquatic session, with 30 minutes duration, in which four subjects quadriparetics and spastics, with an average age of 12.75 years. Demarcations were made from the anatomical points: acromions, the last ribs and anterior superior iliac spines (ASIS), a picture of the sitting posture in a wheelchair. Corel Draw software was used for identification of alterations in posture in the corporeal symmetry and alignment, comparing the height between the marked points, in the horizontal plane. Results. The Intraclass Correlation (ICC) resulted in 0.95. It was observed that was greater corporeal alignment and symmetry was achieved in the four subjects (p<0.05) between acromial points (0.02), ASIS (0.03), and there was no difference in the last ribs (0.48). Conclusion. In this study, it is concluded that Aquatic Physical Therapy brought a positive acute effect in the posture of children with ECNPI.