Prise en charge motrice précoce : place des thérapies neuromotrices au cœur du débat scientifique

Neuromotor therapies, without belonging to a consensual definition, designate a heterogeneous set of rehabilitation proposals and are known and practiced by the majority of therapists working with children suffering from cerebral palsy. These therapies also sometimes simply inspire and complete the therapist's proposals. Nowadays, the evidence based practice model is challenging the use of these rehabilitative therapies. Indeed, the choice of a therapy is made according to a triptych made up of the skills and aspirations of the professional, but also according to the wishes of the parents and the child with cerebral palsy and the best available research data. The current scientific trends are not yet clear concerning the interest of these therapies for young children. There is a lack of evidence, due to the paucity of consensus concerning the description and practical implementation of the therapies, and also due to the deficiency of rigorous studies on which to base recommendations.