Effect of Physiotherapy on Preterm Neonates and its Results on Five-Year-Old Children, According to GMFM - GMPM Evaluation Scales

The purpose of this study is to emphasize the necessity and possibilities of early intervention and physiotherapy rehabilitation of premature infants, as they are reflected in five-year olds according to the gross motor function measure (GMFM) and gross motor performance measure (GMPM) evaluation scales for gross function and quality of movement. In addition, the present study examined the importance of using assessment tools for children who have received or not therapeutic intervention, through which both the child's abilities and appropriateness of the help received by him/her are evaluated based on individual needs. Our specific exploratory process was carried out through a literature review as well as a process of primary research, in order to obtain and collect all necessary information and data which would finally lead us to the nearest and best conclusions. Our goal was to collect 20 complete and graded GMFM and 20 GMPM assessment tests, so that our research was based on a satisfactory sample of participants. In the next year, the scores received by participants were recorded and analyzed using the statistical software program SPSS (Superior Performance Software System). The analysis was performed through descriptive and inductive statistical analysis in the SPSS statistical program. Specifically, the SPSS version 20.0 and specifically the one-way ANOVA variance analysis and the Tukey's parametric test were used for the statistical analysis of the results. The use of physiotherapy care was found to be important for premature infants, as the level of statistical significance was set at p