[Proprioception changes induced by prismatic glasses wear in children suffering from developmental dyslexia].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the consequences of proprioception changes induced by a postural treatment on cognitive disturbances in children suffering from developmental dyslexia.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Quercia
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU, Dijon, France. quercia.patrick@neuf.fr
Seigneuric
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Chariot
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Bron
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Creuzot-Garcher
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Robichon
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D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance; D011187:Posture; D011434:Proprioception; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*