PFMT is an efficient technique for the improvement of the symptoms of female UI. When PFMT was supervised by a physiotherapist, no significant difference was noted when comparing group with individual approaches.

| The main goal of this research was to compare the effect of a Motor Intervention Program (MIP) on the development of babies in public preschools in Porto Alegre.The study included 59 infants, stratified randomly into three groups: 18 infants met three times a week (3X G); 23 babies met once a week (1XG); and 18 control individuals (CG). Visual (three minutes), manipulation of objects (seven minutes) and strength, mobility, and stabilization (ten minutes) tasks were performed. The instrument used was the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) to evaluate the babies' motor development. The study results showed an improved classification from 1XG babies (p = 0.007). The 3XG babies had the most significant difference in the prone posture, sitting and standing, despite being younger. In conclusion, the babies who underwent motor intervention one or three times a week had better results when compared to the control group.

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Introdução: Os programas de intervenção ofertados aos bebês potencializam o seu desenvolvimento. Objetivo: Melhorar a classificação de lactentes com atraso ou suspeita de atraso motor para bebês típicos através de um Programa de Intervenção Motora Precoce (PIMP) durante seis meses. Métodos: Participaram 15 bebês hígidos das classes B, C e D (11 meninos e 4 meninas), residentes no sul do Brasil e avaliados em três momentos: avaliação inicial (1ª avaliação), três meses (2ª avaliação) e seis meses (3ª avaliação) após o início da intervenção. Tarefas de perseguição visual, manipulação e controle postural foram realizadas, totalizando 20 minutos, três vezes por semana, por seis meses. A Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), que avalia posturas, escore total bruto e percentil e classificação de desenvolvimento, foi utilizada para avaliar as aquisições dos bebês. Foi adotado 5% para o nível de significância. Resultados: Houve diferença significativa em relação às posturas, exceto no “supino” (p = 0,428). Para “prono”, “sentado” e “escore total” a diferença foi significativa da 1ª avaliação para a 2ª e 3ª, (p = 0,004), (p = 0,014), (p = 0,001) respectivamente. Na postura em pé houve diferença significativa durante o estudo (p < 0,001). Em relação ao percentil, a 3ª avaliação apresentou resultados mais significativos (p < 0,001) do que os da 1ª e 2ª avaliações, que não diferiram entre si. Conclusão: A classificação do escore AIMS apresentou aumento do percentual de normalidade nos três momentos. Todos apresentaram normalidade ao final do estudo. O efeito do programa interventivo em lactentes ao longo do tempo proporciona impacto positivo nos marcos motores.Palavras-chave: Fisioterapia, desenvolvimento infantil, berçários, intervenção precoce.

Introduction: Among the most ordinary clinical manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are depression and the presence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). Both can compromise a person's quality of life. The objective of this research was to identify the major urinary symptoms and correlate them with quality of life and with depressive symptoms in women with MS. Methods: This was an observatory, descriptive and correlational study, with nonprobabilistic sampling by convenience. This research included women over 18 years old who displayed LUT symptoms and who had been diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting MS. Assessment consisted of an anamnesis card, the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7-BR), the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6-BR), the Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-II) and the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire-Portuguese version (MSQOL-54). Results: 41 women participated in the study, with average age of 50.1 (± 9.45) and average of 4.11 in the EDSS. The most common urinary symptom was urinary urgency (78%). There was no correlation between the severity of the urinary symptom and quality of life. Moderate and significant negative correlation (r =-0.561 p < 0.001) was found between depression and the physical component of quality of life and strong negative correlation (r =-0.729 p < 0.001) was found between depression and the mental component. Conclusions: The most prevalent urinary symptom was urinary urgency. A strong correlation was found between symptoms of depression and quality of life and there was no correlation between urinary symptoms and quality of life.