17th International Conference on Neurology and Spine Disorders
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Effects of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT-Bobath) in the Mobility of Adults with Neurological Disorders

Thomas Besios1*, Aggeloussis Nikolaos2, Gourgoulis Vassilios2 and Mauromatis Giorgos3
1Department of Physical Therapy, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece
2Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
3Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotelio University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Citation: Besios T, Nikolaos A, Vassillios G, Giorgos M (2021) Effects of the Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT-Bobath) in the Mobility of Adults with Neurological Disorders. SciTech Central Neurology 2021. 

Received: March 25, 2021         Accepted: March 29, 2021         Published: March 29, 2021

Abstract

Background: Bobath method was initially applied in adults and then in children with cerebral palsy. Studies conducted in recent years have shown that the NDT-Bobath method improves function and mobility among persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Hemiplegia.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of NDT-Bobath method in the
mobility of patients with neurological disorders (hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis), as evaluated using the TUG, BBS, TMT, and MAS tests.
Methods: The study included 20 persons with neurological disorders (11 persons with multiple sclerosis and 9 persons with hemiplegia). The mean age of the participants was 38.7 ± 13.9 years and mean body mass was 65.1 ± 13.1 kg. The participants in the two groups Low Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF) followed two different intervention Bobath-NDT programs in terms of frequency.
For the statistical analysis a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed.
Results: Bobath-NDT method improves both mobility and functionality of patients with neurological disorders (BBS, p = 0.095 and Tinetti test, p = 0.099) but did not improve spasticity according to the results of MAS scale, p = 0.095.
Conclusions: Overall, the results of the present investigation provided considerable evidence suggesting that Bobath- NDT method improves mobility according to the tests (BBS, TMT), but did not improve spasticity according to the results of MAS scale. Therefore, it was concluded that Bobath-NDT method improves both mobility and functionality.
of patients with neurological disorders. More research will have to be done in the future.
Keywords: Bobath, NDT, BBS, TMT, MAS, Hemiplegia, MS

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