Gülcan Aksoy
Turkey
Case Report
The Effectiveness of Bobath Treatment Approach in Physiotherapy of Case with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Author(s): Gülcan Aksoy, Eren Timurtaş, Bahar Özgül, Emine Saltoğlu and Saadet Ufuk YurdalanGülcan Aksoy, Eren Timurtaş, Bahar Özgül, Emine Saltoğlu and Saadet Ufuk Yurdalan
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is one of the most frequent connective tissue diseases (1:5,000–1:10,000) and characterized by multiple clinical findings depending on connective tissue weakness in body system. Most of EDS patients consists of “hypermobility type (EDS-HT)” Physiotherapy program has an important place in the treatment of children with EDS-HT diagnosis and Bobath therapy aims to regulate muscle tone, provide postural alignment with special grip techniques and improve functions with the active participation of individual. The case with EDS-HT diagnosis is 5 year- old female child with 14 kg body weight, and 96.7 cm height. In 18th month, the case was directed to physiotherapy program towards hypotony and postural control problems in Private Yıldız Çocuk Special Education and Rehabilitation Center. The case was evaluated thre.. View More»
