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Journal Article
Review
Interventions for children with neurodevelopmental delay.
South African Medical Journal 1997 December
OBJECTIVES: To review studies in the scientific literature of five physical interventions commonly recommended for children with neurodevelopmental delay.
DESIGN: A literature search for and a review of the results of controlled and other studies conducted in the course of the last 25 years.
SETTING: Institute of Child Health, University of Cape Town.
SUBJECTS: Patterning; neurodevelopmental therapy; sensory integrative therapy; optometric visual training; auditory integration therapy.
OUTCOME MEASURES: Findings and conclusions drawn in the studies reviewed.
RESULTS: Controlled studies fail to provide evidence to support claims made for the five interventions examined.
CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of scientific evidence for efficacy patterning, neurodevelopmental therapy, sensory integrative therapy, optometric visual training and auditory integrative therapy cannot be recommended for children with neurodevelopmental delay.
DESIGN: A literature search for and a review of the results of controlled and other studies conducted in the course of the last 25 years.
SETTING: Institute of Child Health, University of Cape Town.
SUBJECTS: Patterning; neurodevelopmental therapy; sensory integrative therapy; optometric visual training; auditory integration therapy.
OUTCOME MEASURES: Findings and conclusions drawn in the studies reviewed.
RESULTS: Controlled studies fail to provide evidence to support claims made for the five interventions examined.
CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of scientific evidence for efficacy patterning, neurodevelopmental therapy, sensory integrative therapy, optometric visual training and auditory integrative therapy cannot be recommended for children with neurodevelopmental delay.
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