Theoretical background of neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT/Bobath)
brain injuries
Dr. Karel and Mrs. Berta Bobath developed neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT) in the 1940s. The concept is updated annually. Therefore, the year in which practitioners receive NDT training is critical. In the past, it was a more passive approach where professionals would decide and teach children and parents what they needed. Currently, it involves the active participation of both children and parents. The concept relies on theories of motor control, neuromuscular plasticity, biomechanics, and motor learning to analyze human movement function, explains recovery from brain injuries, and understands posture. This approach is a client‐centered, problem‐solving, and clinical reasoning treatment for a variety of clinical conditions in pediatric groups (Mayston et al., In the current study, our first aim was to investigate the efficiency of the novel Explorer Baby early intervention program on the motor, cognitive, and language skills of preterm infants. The second aim was to examine the effect of the “Explorer Baby” early intervention program on their mothers’ stress levels.