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 9 Number (percentage) of Landau reflexes 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 according to Landau | ||||
| Group 1 (≤29 week) | 49 (100%) | 45 (91.8%) | 13 (26.5%) | <0.001 |
| Group 2 (30–33 weeks) | 51 (100%) | 48 (94.1%) | 16 (31.4%) | <0.001 |
| Group 3 (34–37 weeks) | 15 (30.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | 0.144 |
| Group 4 (≥38 weeks; control) | 17 (34.0%) | 14 (28.0%) | 9 (18.0%) | 0.188 |
| Examination 1 – initial examination (baseline), Examination 2 – second examination (after 3 months), Examination 3 – third examination (after 6 months). Statistical significance was determined using Pearson’s chi-square test for categorical data. | ||||