Benefits of Motor Activity in preschool children with infantile cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Abstract

The aim of the evaluation is to identify research, investigations, and reviews that have highlighted the beneficial effects of motor activity in children from 3 to 6 years with Infantile Cerebral Palsy. Twenty researches, covering a time span from 2014 to 2022, have been taken into consideration. They concern the age group considered and propose motor activity paths within school contexts, with the aim of abandoning a medical and hyper-specialistic rigidity with which childhood cerebral palsy rehabilitation is often approached. The results of the various investigations show positive aspects not only with regard to the physical development of children with CPI but also to emotional well-being and socialization processes.