Bobath Approach
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
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- It is a problem solving Neuro developmental approach for assessment and treatment of individuals with cerebral palsy and other allied neurological conditions
- It address the problem that occur as a result of impairment of the developing central nervous system that affect the individual's sensory -motor, cognitive , perceptual , social and emotional development
- An approach /concept not a method
- Recognises that all client with neurodisability have potential for enhanced function
- It recognises the need for through analysis of the person's functional skills
- need for the person's own activity
- Based on available knowledge evidence
- It is an important approach to the Rehabilitation of patients with neurological injuries.
- It is named after its inventors: Berta Bobath, a physiotherapist, and her husband Karel, a psychiatrist/neurophysiologist. In the United States the Bobath concept is usually referred to as 'neuro-developmental treatment'.
- It is based on the brain's ability to reorganise (Neuroplasticity) and is a multidisciplinary approach, involving physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.
- Individuals with CNS pathophysiology have dysfunction in Posture and movement and subsequent functional activity limitations.
- The NDT/Bobath approach continues to be enriched with the emergence of new theories, new models and new information in the movement sciences.
- In addition, as the characteristics of the population with CNS pathophysiology change, the approach continues to evolve.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Bobath concept. (2008, August 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:04, September 14, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobath_concept&oldid=233811831
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References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Gaffney LD. Bobath Transfers. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02erVakUNZk [last accessed 08/02/13]
