Introduction: Evidence indicates that HIV-positive children have a lower motor performance compared to uninfected children. The analysis of the factors that determine these changes is very important for the implementation of rehabilitation strategies. Objective: To analyze the motor development of seropositive children and compare it to the performance of healthy children with normal neuropsycomotor development. Materials and Methods: Eight children were evaluated, aged between four and six years, divided into two groups: Group I (n = 4) composed of HIV-positive children without any secondary disease and Group II (n = 4) composed of healthy children, matched to Group I by sex and age. The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-2) for gross motor function and fine motor function were used to evaluate motor performance. Results: In both groups, most of the children presented an average or above average motor performance, according to normal data of PDMS-2. The analysis indicated no inter-group differences in the gross scores (p > 0,05, Mann-Whitney test) or motor quotients (p> 0.05, Mann-Whitney test). However, intra-group analysis indicated a marginally significant difference between motor quotients (p = 0,07, Wilcoxon test), with higher fine motor quotient in both
Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito do treino de equilíbrio utilizando o console Nintendo Wii® em indivíduos com Doença de Parkinson (DP). Método: Foram recrutados indivíduos diagnosticados com DP Idiopática, de ambos os gêneros, independente da idade, que se encontravam nos estágios de 1 a 3 na Escala de Estágios de Incapacidade de Hoehn e Yahr (modificada). Foi realizada uma avaliação inicial com escala de equilíbrio de Berg, Teste de Alcance Funcional (TAF) e Timed Up and Go (TUG), seguidas de 14 sessões com o Nintendo Wii® e uma avaliação final compostas pelas mesmas escalas. Resultados: Estudo de 3 casos onde, através de uma análise comparativa entre a avaliação inicial e a avaliação final, foi observada melhora no indivíduo A com aumento de 6,42 cm no TAF e no Berg aumento de 2 pontos; no indivíduo B houve um aumento de 9,99 cm no TAF e no Berg aumento de 7 pontos e no indivíduo C aumento de 2,49 cm no TAF e no Berg, aumento de 3 pontos. Conclusão:Houve melhora do equilíbrio nos 3 indivíduos após o treinamento, corroborando estudos prévios sobre a eficácia da fisioterapia convencional associada à Wii terapia, em pacientes com DP.
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