Efficacy of pediatric integrative manual therapy in positional plagiocephaly: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Positional plagiocephaly frequently affects healthy babies. It is hypothesized that manual therapy tailored to pediatrics is more effective in improving plagiocephalic cranial asymmetry than just repositioning and sensory and motor stimulation.

Methods

Thirty-four neurologically healthy subjects aged less than 28 weeks old with a difference of at least 5 mm between cranial diagonal diameters were randomly distributed into 2 groups. For 10 weeks, the pediatric integrative manual therapy (PIMT) group received manual therapy plus a caregiver education program, while the controls received the same education program exclusively. Cranial shape was evaluated using anthropometry; cranial index (CI) and cranial vault asymmetry index (CVAI) were calculated. Parental percept

SUBMITTER: Pastor-Pons I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8180102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature