Sport şi Societate (Mar 2014)
THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN DIMINISHING THE EFFECTS OF THE CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT - CASE STUDY
Abstract
In ROMANIA, fetal abnormalities are the cause of 20-30% of infant mortality, being second only to prematurity - 53% in 2005. The restriction of the fetal growth represents the main cause for intrauterine fetal death (60-70%), and the second cause of neonatal deaths - 41%. Perinatal mortality is caused by 6 obstetrical complications: prematurity, multiple pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension, uteroplacental apoplexy, placenta praevia, pelvic presentation. The termination of pregnancy for prenatally diagnosed fetal abnormalities is excluded from the perinatal mortality statistics, according to the epidemiological information. The motivation for choosing a physical therapy intervention in the case of the pediatric congenital heart defect is represented by its number of pediatric cases, and by the problems confronted by the medical teams, the professional literature not being always very clear about the situations encountered in the everyday practice. As the number of congenital heart and blood vessels defects is the highest among pediatric cardiovascular pathologies, they represent a field of maximum interest for rehabilitation in pediatric cardiology.Several modern medicine studies show that physical therapy plays an important role in the rehabilitation of cardiovascular patients.Starting from several cases we researched in relation to our theme, but also from the consulted professional literature, we chose this theme to highlight the importance of this malformative syndrome, and the difficulties that can appear during functional rehabilitation.In conclusion, the results obtained after conducting this study allow us to say that our hypotheses, stating that through a correct and complete assessment of the motor potential one can intervene, using physical therapy means, to reestablish a lost function, and by selecting correctly the means and methods based on the extremely complex diagnosis of the case study, one can contribute to the improvement of the physiological parameters and of the motor deficit, as well as of the patient's quality of life, have been confirmed.Thus, physical therapy represents a chance for the children with cardiovascular disorders to lead a normal life.
