INTRODUCTION: Children with Down's syndrome acquire the ability to sit independently around 10 months old, following a motor developing curve proper for this syndrome. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment through a swinging movement so that children with Down's syndrome can sit independently with no use of any conventional physiotherapy techniques. METHODS: The study is a descriptive research, a case study carried out at the Center of Whole Assistance for Especial Patients (Joinville, SC), where the patients were seen individually, in 30-minute appointments. The child was kept sitting on a pad that is covered with colored and textured Etil Vinil Acetato (EVA®), linear displacement in the anteroposterior direction were executed. The study sample included 3 children, aged 6-7 months, female sex, without trunk control to the sedestation without support. RESULTS: The sessions average was 15 (± 2). CONCLUSION: It was observed that when stimulated by an early swing, they are able to sit before the time described by literature.
Sensory integration; Down's Syndrome; Trunk control
