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  • Title: [Proprioception changes induced by prismatic glasses wear in children suffering from developmental dyslexia].
    Author: Quercia P, Seigneuric A, Chariot S, Bron A, Creuzot-Garcher C, Robichon F.
    Journal: J Fr Ophtalmol; 2007 Apr; 30(4):380-9. PubMed ID: 17486030.
    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.
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