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Children and infants with Down syndrome (DS) have delayed motor skill development (including motor milestones and fundamental motor skills); they also engage in less physical activity than their age-matched peers. Research is beginning to show that there is a connection between early intervention and physical activity. This session explores the link between these 2 aspects of physical therapy practice. It focuses on the need for early intervention for infants and children with DS, including evidence for specific early interventions, such as treadmill training and orthoses,. The presenters will explain how early interventions and physical activity affect the motor development of children with DS, and how physical activity affects social, cognitive, and motor development. The presenters will further explain how the interventions you use with your patients with DS influence the children's later physical activity and why it is important to consider physical activity when treating children.
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