In this paper, the author discusses the effects of the Dohsa-hou on the initial walking of an infant with Down's Syndrome. This paper is comporsed of three studies. The purpose of first study is to measure pressure of feet-soles when infants are stand...
In this paper, the author discusses the effects of the Dohsa-hou on the initial walking of an infant with Down's Syndrome. This paper is comporsed of three studies. The purpose of first study is to measure pressure of feet-soles when infants are standing and walking. The results suggested that the Film-Prescale was useful to measure pressure of feet-soles. The purpose of second study is to compare the initial walking if infants with Down's Syndrome and normal. The results suggested that standing and walking postures of infant with Down's Syndrome are worse than normal. The purpose of third study is to present a case report to examine whether the Dohsa-hou is effective or not for an infant with Down's Syndrome. The results suggested that this technique was effective and important for the development of initial walking of infant with Down's Syndrome.