TY - JOUR
T1 - The Beneficial Effects of Massage on Motor Development and Sensory Processing in Young Children with Developmental Delay
T2 - A Randomized Control Trial Study
AU - Lu, Wei Peng
AU - Tsai, Wen Hui
AU - Lin, Ling Yi
AU - Hong, Rong Bin
AU - Hwang, Yea Shwu
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Cheng Kung University [D 100-35B54].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2019/10/3
Y1 - 2019/10/3
N2 - Purpose: We investigated the effects of massage on young children with developmental delay but no clear diagnosis (e.g., cerebral palsy, genetic diseases, or autism). Methods: Thirty-six children with DD, at 1–3 years of age, were randomly assigned to the massage (n = 18) or control group (n = 18) after being stratified by age and motor developmental quotient. The two groups continued to receive routine rehabilitation intervention, whereas the massage group additionally received 20 min of massage twice a week for 12 weeks. The Comprehensive Development Inventory for Infants and Toddlers–Diagnostic Test, the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile–Chinese version, anthropometric measures, and a sleep questionnaire were administrated before and after the massage intervention. Results: The results of analysis of covariance revealed that the massage group exhibited a greater improvement in the total motor score (p = 0.023), gross motor score (p = 0.047), and sensory sensitivity behavior (p = 0.042). Conclusion: These findings suggest that massage can effectively enhance motor and sensory processing in children with DD.
AB - Purpose: We investigated the effects of massage on young children with developmental delay but no clear diagnosis (e.g., cerebral palsy, genetic diseases, or autism). Methods: Thirty-six children with DD, at 1–3 years of age, were randomly assigned to the massage (n = 18) or control group (n = 18) after being stratified by age and motor developmental quotient. The two groups continued to receive routine rehabilitation intervention, whereas the massage group additionally received 20 min of massage twice a week for 12 weeks. The Comprehensive Development Inventory for Infants and Toddlers–Diagnostic Test, the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile–Chinese version, anthropometric measures, and a sleep questionnaire were administrated before and after the massage intervention. Results: The results of analysis of covariance revealed that the massage group exhibited a greater improvement in the total motor score (p = 0.023), gross motor score (p = 0.047), and sensory sensitivity behavior (p = 0.042). Conclusion: These findings suggest that massage can effectively enhance motor and sensory processing in children with DD.
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U2 - 10.1080/17518423.2018.1537317
DO - 10.1080/17518423.2018.1537317
M3 - Article
C2 - 30376388
AN - SCOPUS:85055739365
SN - 1751-8423
VL - 22
SP - 487
EP - 495
JO - Developmental Neurorehabilitation
JF - Developmental Neurorehabilitation
IS - 7
ER -