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Affecting the flat foot in children with Down syndrome
NOVOTNÁ, Gabriela
This bachelor thesis deals with one of the most common problems, from which the people with Down syndrome suffer flat foot. Flat foot appears along with this illness more often than with healthy population. This fact is given by the presence of excessive amount of collagen type VI, also by generalised low muscle tone (hypotonia) and hypermobility. Human foot is a very important part of the musculoskeletal system and performs statical, as well as dynamical function. The sole is capable of kindly taking to the terrain on which it moves. The foot ensures the stability of the either standing or moving body, moreover it is source of proprioceptive information from minor planta. To perform these functions, it is necessary that arch of the foot is properly created, to centre stance of joints of the foot be set and no other deformations be present. Many information about the treatment of healthy children for flat foot can be found in professional literature, but unfortunately no information about the treatment of children with such genetical burden so far. Many opinions about the flat foot treatment occur among the professional community, next to starting active exercise it is often recommended to wait with the treatment till further age or use only passive orthopaedical tools. This thesis aims to bring closer the possibilities of the flat foot treatment of children with Down syndrome. In the theoretical part, the Down syndrome is described, its cause of creation and characteristics. Attention is given to signs of the disease on the musculoskeletal system. Moreover, the theoretical part discusses the human foot, its anatomy, kinesiology, its functions and most common deformity flat foot. The diagnostics of the flat foot is described as well the Chippaux - Šmiřák method. The practical part of the thesis is carried out by casuistries with the help of qualitative research. The research set consists of three children with Down syndrome, two girls aged 11 and 8 and one boy aged 5. The therapy was carried out during 5 months. Once in 14 days the children came with their parents to Centre Arpida in České Budějovice for the therapy lead by me, and the children should then exercise daily at home with the help of their parents. At the beginning of the therapy, an entering kinesiological examination was done, footprints were made, as well as examination of standing with the help of dynamical pavement Zebris at the Rehabilitation department of Hospital České Budějovice, a.s. At the end of the therapy, this examination was carried out again and the occurring changes were described.
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