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Copetti, S. B., & Medeiros, M. E. M. (2025). Diferença entre a fisioterapia convencional e o método Cuevas Medek Exercises. Centro Universitário de Pato Branco.
Hofmam, S. L., Bernardi, P. R., & Lobo, F. (2025). Possíveis mecanismos neurobiológicos e reorganização neural, relacionadas ao CME em crianças com atraso no desenvolvimento motor.
Corradi, M. A. de L., Alves, A. L. de J., Silva, B. S., França, A. C., & Faé, A. B. (2025). Aplicabilidade do método Cuevas Medek Exercises em paralisia cerebral: relato de caso.
Lobo, F., Longhini, N. R., Lage, A., & Alves, V. (2025). Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes atendidos na clínica Fluir com o método Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME).
Autism Spectrum Disorder affects individuals’ social interaction, communication, and behavior. It affects individuals across their lifespan and is typically diagnosed in early childhood.
Objective: To find-out the effect of Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME) on the balance and posture control of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
Methods: The study was single blinded randomized controlled design in which non-probability convenience sampling technique was utilized to recruit 32 ASD patients. Using lottery method, the participants were randomly divided in to two groups, the control group and treatment group. Pediatric balance scale and posture and postural ability scale was used to assess the balance and posture in autistic children. Data was analyzed by using SPSS v 26.
Results: The mean age of the children was 4.56±1.014 years. Independent sample t-test of PBS showed significant with a p-value of 0.002, thus accepting the alternate hypothesis i.e. Cuevas Medek exercises are effective in improving balance among autistic children. The mean value for PBS in treatment group was improved from 34.19±5.671 (pre-test) to 45.56±4.70 (post-test). However, Man-Whitney U test on PPAS showed that both the treatments were equally effective in improving postures in both groups i.e. treatment and control group, as p-value was greater than 0.05 for all the sub-scales of PPAS i.e. Standing, Sitting, Supine and Prone position.
Conclusion: From the results of the study, it was concluded that both the conventional treatment and Cuevas Medek exercises improved posture in patients with ASD. Cuevas Medek was not found to be superior to conventional treatment. However, Cuevas Medek exercises were more effective in improving balance in ASD then the conventional treatment.
Aslam, I., Attar, A. A., Ammara, U., Ahmed, M. I., Fatima, K., Arshad, M. A., Rauf, W., Rafique, H., & Javed, M. A. (2024). Effects of Cuevas Medek Exercises on balance and posture control in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(5), 338–353. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i5.6443
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Non-progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Gonçalves, B. S., de Almeida, C. G., & Pereira, R. G. B. (2023). The effectiveness of physioterapeutic techniques in early stimulation of children with cerebral palsy. Revista Multidisciplinar Do Nordeste Mineiro.
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Introduction: Cuevas Medek Exercises Therapy (CME) is a physiotherapeutic handling method, without verbal commands, as it does not aim voluntary reactions, but rather to access the involuntary cortical pathway. The corrections of the movements are done through sensory input from the therapist’s hands.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of CME on the Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in a patient with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
Methods: The research is characterized as a case study, having as a participant a six-year-old girl with CP, tetraparesis and bilateral hip dysplasia. The interventions started after an initial evaluation developed exclusively with the CME method, hip radiography and classification in the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels. The child went through CME therapy to treat DDH for 10 months, totaling 136 sessions (45 minutes each), consisting of four to six repeated exercises, six times on average. The time and/or how many repetitions she managed to perform were recorded. At the end, the evaluations were done again.
Results: Evolved from 55 to 61 points in the CME score, improved her motor age and, in the hip radiography, the left went from subluxated to at-risk hip.
Conclusion: The patient improved motor age, trunk control and bipedestation, autonomy, and hip fitting on both sides.
Ferreira, A. D., Gerzson, L. R., & de Almeida, C. S. (2022). The effect of Cuevas Medek Exercises Therapy in developmental hip dysplasia in a patient with cerebral palsy: case study. Fisioterapia Brasil, 22(6), 895–903. https://doi.org/10.33233/fb.v22i6.4934
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME) stimulate active exercises, minimize handlings, and harness scientific parameters to promote neuroplasticity, shifting paradigms in pediatric rehabilitation. Distinct CME protocols had positive outcomes in a child with corpus callosum abnormalities and comorbidities indicating its potential as a research topic and in treating developmental motor delays.
de Oliveira, G. R., & Vidal, M. F. (2021). Developmental outcomes in a child with corpus callosum abnormalities and congenital heart disease after Cuevas Medek Exercises: A case report. Clinical Case Reports, 9(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4637
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Introduction: The present study is a case report about the applicability of the Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME) method in a child with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
Objective: to point out the results obtained from the CME method in a child with CP.
Materials and methods: neuropediatric anamnesis and motor development assessment CME scripts.
Case report: the patient was born preterm with severe CP, the evaluation at 6 months of age indicated motor age of 3 months, at the end of treatment showed motor gains and motor age corresponding to age.
Final considerations: it was found that CME therapy can be an efficient form of treatment applied to children diagnosed with CP.
Silva, B. S., Alves, A. L. de J., & Corradi, M. A. de L. (2021). The applicability of the cuevas medek exercises method in cerebral palsy: a case report. Brazilian Journal of Health Review, 4(2), 6580–6587. https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv4n2-208
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Non–progressive chronic infantile encephalopathy (IPC) or cerebral palsy (CP) occurs due to an injury to the central nervous system (CNS) during the development of maturation of the child’s brain. The injury caused in the brain is irreversible, and one of the treatments is early stimulation, which allows the child with CP to develop its greatest potential. The objective of this work was to describe through aliterature review the efficacy of physiotherapeutic techniques in early stimulation and how this type of intervention can contribute and improve the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy.The methodology applied was descriptive qualitative, based on the literature review. The results showed that CP actually interferes with the normal motor development of the child impacting their social life and requires a multidisciplinary team for effective treatment. It wasconcluded that early stimulation helps in neuropsychomotor development through stimuli, promoting the acquisition of skills that were not present, and relies on the knowledge and intervention of physical therapists in cases of CP.
Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME) harnesses optimal scientific parameters for rehabilitation programs, and this may explain its neuroplastic outcomes. A normal motor development in a high risk of delay hydrocephalus case after CME as early intervention indicates it may be considered as research subject and treatment option to prevent motor delays.
de Oliveira, G. R., & Vidal, M. F. (2020). A normal motor development in congenital hydrocephalus after Cuevas Medek Exercises as early intervention: A case report. Clinical Case Reports, 8(7), 1226–1229. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2860
