PRACTICE OF HOLISTIC GYMNASTICS IN THE FLEXIBILITY AND POSTURE OF AN ADOLESCENT WITH CHANGES IN DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDY

Holistic Gymnastics in the flexibility and posture of an adolescent with developmental changes

  • Fernanda dos Santos Lopes Niaradi Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Cecilia Guarnieri Batista Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Keywords: Pliability, Posture, Exercise Therapy.

Abstract

This case report analyzed the practice of Holistic Gymnastics in the flexibility and posture of an adolescent who was born premature and presented changes in development. Objective: To verify the effect of Holistic Gymnastics on the flexibility and posture of a adolescent born prematurely and presented changes in development. Methods: As evaluation instrument, the SAPO software and the 3rd finger-soil test were used. The intervention was developed in two stages, each period with nine weeks of treatment and an interval of 18 months without treatment. Results: The adolescent had increased flexibility in almost all measures takenand improvement in the posture of the head, shoulder, pelvis, knee and tibia. Conclusion: The Holistic Gymnastics increase in the flexibility and promoted an improvement in posture of the adolescent born premature and presented changes in development.

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Published
2020-12-19
Section
Experience report