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Stimulation of person with physical and multiple disabilities through Vojta's therapeutic concept
Kotrbatá, Eliška ; Hájková, Vanda (advisor) ; Marádová, Eva (referee)
Diploma Thesis - Stimulation of person with physical and multiple disabilities through Vojta's therapeutic concept - is about aplication of Vojta's reflex locomotion method at newborns and infants.The theoretical assessment is describing the development, basic principles and the use of this method. Vojta's special diagnosing will be also addressed. The next major chapter will be the description of muscular dystrophy and consisting of basic division, description of diagnosing principals and treatment. One chapter is dedicated to Girdle Muscular Dystrophy and its manifestation and difficulties with the diagnosis. Empirical data is being collected through a questionnaire which was given to parents with newborns and infants and will provide a complex vision analysis on Vojta's method and its application to newborn and infants born with physical and multiple disabilities.
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The application of Vojta Method within complete rehabilitation system in the ARPIDA Centre in České Budějovice.
SOUKUPOVÁ, Věra
The diploma thesis at hand aims to find out to what extent Vojta method can stimulate child?s ability to receive and actively participate in other means of the comprehensive rehabilitation system. The diploma thesis observes application of Vojta method within the comprehensive system of rehabilitation provided in ARPIDA in České Budějovice. The diploma thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part deals with the current state of the issue in question, provides characteristics of individual means of the comprehensive system of rehabilitation, and acquaints the reader with the technique named reflex locomotion, which is referred to as the Vojta method. The practical part comprises of two chapters. The first chapter provides the reader with a description of the selected facility. The second chapter introduces case reports of the clients completed with analyses of interviews held with parents and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Using the mentioned materials, the author produced six case reports of selected clients of ARPIDA centre. Five out of six observed clients were diagnosed with infant cerebral palsy in different forms with combined defects. For the purposes of the diploma thesis, the author used the method of qualitative research. The practical part is based on analyses of medical records and personal documentations of selected clients of ARPIDA centre; author?s own direct observation; analyses of interviews held with parents and other members of the multidisciplinary team; and observations made by the author while performing her duties as a physiotherapist. Finally, it was concluded that application of Vojta method is necessary within the comprehensive system of rehabilitation which strives to reduce the effects of the disability and improve the quality of life in subjects with the said disability. The author?s own research was designed to verify the findings learned from the literature reviewed for the purposes of the theoretical part. The conclusion of the practical part contains a summary of results, assessment of accomplished goals; and research outcomes and recommendations. The thesis may be found useful by both experts and students who have professional interests in the issue; yet, it should also be made available to the members of the multidisciplinary team as a feedback.
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VOJTA PRINCIPLE IN THE PHYSIOTHERAPY OF LOCOMOTIVE DISORDERS BY THE CHILDREN´S NEUROLOGICAL PATIENTS
KADLECOVÁ, Jana
My bachelor thesis deals with reflexology in relation to treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP). As the Vojta method has been considered the most effective for treatment of patients suffering from any form of cerebral palsy, I have chosen as the main objective of my thesis the evaluation of effectiveness of treatment with the Vojta method. The respondents were two clients of the Arpida center for rehabilitation of handicapped people, who were undergoing treatment for triparetic and diparetic form of cerebral palsy. In the theoretical part I described facts about the disorder, including its etiology, symptoms, clinical manifestations but particularly diagnostics, prevention and treatment. Subsequently, I described the essence of the Vojta method as a diagnostic and therapeutic system. The practical part used a method of qualitative research, based on a secondary analysis of data and direct observation. The monitoring included a standard observation test Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and ADL test. To meet one partial objective of the thesis, i.e. analysis of experience of parents with treatment of CP using the Vojta method, I used a method of semi-structured interview. The examination of spontaneous mobility and the quality and quantity of body posture in the development of erective mechanisms has confirmed improvement in both the respondents after the applied therapy using the Vojta method, which has been demonstrated in the final kinesiology analysis. The case studies have shown that effectiveness of the therapy using the Vojta method is influenced by certain aspects, such as frequency, dosing, early beginning of the therapy, proper management of parents by the physiotherapist and the parents´ attitude to the therapy. The Vojta method represents a good basis for treatment of children with cerebral palsy but the rehabilitation shall be always an integral process. In conclusion of my thesis I have recommended to monitor clients in their development by using retardation quotient calculations.
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