Title | [Proprioception changes induced by prismatic glasses wear in children suffering from developmental dyslexia]. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | Quercia, P, Seigneuric, A, Chariot, S, Bron, A, Creuzot-Garcher, C, Robichon, F |
Journal | J Fr Ophtalmol |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 380-9 |
Date Published | 2007 Apr |
ISSN | 1773-0597 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Case-Control Studies, Child, Dyslexia, Eyeglasses, Humans, Male, Postural Balance, Posture, Proprioception, Prospective Studies, Refractive Errors, Somatosensory Disorders |
Abstract | PURPOSE: To evaluate the consequences of proprioception changes induced by a postural treatment on cognitive disturbances in children suffering from developmental dyslexia. MATERIAL: and methods: Twenty male dyslexic children were treated with prisms within their spectacles and a postural treatment. A control group of dyslexics (n=13) only received spectacles without prisms. All participants were evaluated at the beginning of the study and 6 months later with reading impairment tests and postural examinations. RESULTS: Mean age was 11 years and 5 months in the treated group and 11 years and 7 months in the control group. Four children were excluded from the 6-month analysis because of poor compliance. All dyslexic children presented with a postural deficiency syndrome. In 13 out of 16 treated children, dyslexia was improved at 6 months, especially for the global leximetric test and the reading of regular and irregular words. However, the treatment did not allow a complete recovery of reading ability when compared with age-matched individuals. CONCLUSION: Our results show that postural modifications may favorably influence some clinical signs associated with developmental dyslexia. Further studies with a larger sample and with a longer follow-up period are required to better assess the role of postural treatment in developmental dyslexia. |
Alternate Journal | J Fr Ophtalmol |
PubMed ID | 17486030 |
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