29 March 2025 : Clinical Research
The Role of the Vojta Method in Diagnosing and Enhancing Motor Skills in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Open-Label Controlled Study
Agata Trafalska
ABCDEF 1, Małgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz ABCDEFG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945495
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e945495
Table 6 Number (percentage) of reflexes in the Peiper-Isbert vertical suspension reflex test in groups of children differing in gestational age (Group) and examination time point and results of Pearson’s chi-square independence test.
| Variables | Examinations | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination 1 | Examination 2 | Examination 3 | ||
| Number of abnormal reflexes in the Peiper-Isbert vertical suspension reflex | ||||
| Group 1 (≤29 week) | 49 (100%) | 22 (44.9%) | 21 (42.9%) | <0.001 |
| Group 2 (30–33 weeks) | 49 (96.1%) | 25 (49.0%) | 15 (29.4%) | <0.001 |
| Group 3 (34–37 weeks) | 22 (44.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | 2 (4.0%) | <0.001 |
| Group 4 (≥38 weeks; control) | 23 (46.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | 2 (4.0%) | <0.001 |
| Examination 1 – initial examination (baseline), Examination 2 – second examination (after 3 months), Examination 3 – third examination (after 6 months). Pearson’s chi-square test was applied to determine statistical significance in differences of abnormal responses between groups at each examination. | ||||