Rol de la familia y desarrollo motriz en una niña con parálisis cerebral infantil

Abstract

Infantile cerebral palsy is defined as a non-progressive lesion that can occur before, during or after the birth of an infant, sometimes articulation problems that influence motor development are frequently present. The symptoms that appear are muscular slowing, involuntary movements in some limb, stiffness in the arm, leg or in the whole body and the first signs that can be evidenced in the first years of life are the absence of crawling, difficulty in turning, sitting, walking and even difficulty in smiling; it also affects the immune system, weakening it, thus requiring greater care and attention from professional specialists in health and learning. With respect to the significant relationship that exists between the categories of analysis of this research, it is stated as a problem: How does the role of the family influence the motor development of a girl with ICH? That is why it was considered as a general objective to determine the influence of the role of the family in the motor development of a girl with infantile cerebral palsy, a case that has been evidenced in the city of Santa Rosa. The guidelines followed in this research are the family systemic and cognitive neuroscience approaches, since the family systemic theory seeks to identify the origin of the problems through data collection based on information provided by each of the members, and cognitive neuroscience understands the relationship between brain structure and cognition. As for the methodology used in the research, it is the case study method, descriptive and qualitative, since it allows identifying and classifying the characteristics in order to describe infantile cerebral palsy in the role of the family and motor development. The data collection instruments that were elaborated and used to approach the problem are the interview, observation, which allowed gathering information about the motor development of the child and the difficulties she presented from the first years of life, the predisposition and accompaniment provided by her parents in the care she requires, and the Portage preschool education guide, which allowed having a reference of the current development she presents, covering the gross motor and fine motor areas, from simple activities such as grasping objects, to complex activities of balance and stability in her body. With the results obtained from the instruments, the analysis of the variables was carried out, allowing to reach the conclusion that the role of the family influences the motor development, with signs of affection, care and the support they provide, there is a positive progress in the development of the motor skills of the girl with infantile cerebral palsy and with the responsibility they assume when taking the girl to the therapies with the physiotherapist; thus considering as a recommendation to continue with the therapies, the daily care and the attention she receives with the group of specialists.