Effects of Aquatic Aerobic Exercise for a Child with Cerebral Palsy: Single-Subject Design

Retarekar, Runzun; Fragala-Pinkham, Maria; Townsend, Elise L.

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“…Hydrotherapy program leads to growth at all levels of ICF and increases children's motivation levels (level III evidence) [6]. It was also found to have a positive effect on physical performance and vital capacity and range of motion (level I evidence) [1].…”

Section: Body Function and Structurementioning

confidence: 98%

“…The effect of hydrotherapy on the participation of spastic cerebral palsy children was confirmed in only two papers-(Level I evidence) [3], (level III evidence) [6] and it was further remarked that there is need for further research in this area (level A evidence) [5,8,18] (Figure 1). …”

Section: Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Level III evidence) [6]. Hydrotherapy also impacts the work performance, but they were not found to be more effective than conventional treatments.…”

Section: Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most common applications of the therapy included include strength, aerobic and anaerobic training or swimming and playing in the water [4][5][6][7][8]. While some of these studies employed specific techniques, such as "Halliwick", "Watsu" and "Bad Ragaz".…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effect of Hydrotherapy on Health of Cerebral Palsy Patients: An Integrative Review

Khalaji

Kalantari

Shafiee

et al. 2017

IRJ

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Objectives: Hydrotherapy treatment is a type of complementary therapy which is administered in conjunction with other conventional modes of treatment for the treatment and rehabilitations of cerebral palsy patients. Though it has gained increasing popularity in many countries around the world, its application in Iran is still rare. The aim of this study was to perform an integrative review of the extant literature in the field of hydrotherapy and its applications for the improvement of ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) in spastic diplegia cerebral palsy patients. The review encompassed multifactorial analysis of the articles published between 2000 and 2016.Methods: All related articles published in Iran as well as other countries from across the world (during the last sixteen years) with the keywords: hydrotherapy, cerebral palsy, participation, play, motor function, body function and body structure, were extracted from databases such as Science direct, PEDro, CINAHL, PubMed, ProQuest, magiran. The articles thus obtained were selected for evaluation and analysis.Results: More than 33 papers were found from the literature search (as specified above). Of these, 18 articles were eliminated due to unrelated materials and addressing methods other than hydrotherapy rehabilitation. Of the remaining 15 papers that directly corresponded to the effect of hydrotherapy on improving ICF of spastic diplegia cerebral palsy patients, 11 articles were investigated in this review. The abstracts were evaluated first, followed by the full texts of the 11 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Discussion:The results of the review showed that hydrotherapy when applied along with other conventional methods of rehabilitation, exerts positive effects on all areas of ICF. Hydrotherapy can be used in children and adolescents with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, but the exercises chosen must be in accordance with the physical and cognitive conditions of the patients. However, studies in some areas of ICF are limited and further studies in this field are felt.

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Section: Body Function and Structurementioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Level III evidence) [6]. Hydrotherapy also impacts the work performance, but they were not found to be more effective than conventional treatments.…”

Section: Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effect of Hydrotherapy on Health of Cerebral Palsy Patients: An Integrative Review

Khalaji

Kalantari

Shafiee

et al. 2017

IRJ

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“…Studies have concluded that performing motor skills in the water can potentially increase confidence and lead to less resistance to difficult tasks compared with land training [10]. Moreover, activities in water can be fun and considered a new experience for children, that result in enhancing motivation and interest [11].…”

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Underwater Exercises Versus Treadmill Training on Gait in Children With Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

Thabet¹,

Zaky²,

Banoub³

2017

IJPR

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Aquatic Therapy for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy Across the Lifespan

Thorpe¹,

Paul²

2019

Cerebral Palsy

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Effects of Aquatic Aerobic Exercise for a Child with Cerebral Palsy: Single-Subject Design

Abstract: These findings suggest that an aquatic aerobic exercise program was effective for this child with cerebral palsy and support the need for additional research in this area.

Cited by 51 publications

References 36 publications

The Effect of Hydrotherapy on Health of Cerebral Palsy Patients: An Integrative Review

The Effect of Hydrotherapy on Health of Cerebral Palsy Patients: An Integrative Review

Underwater Exercises Versus Treadmill Training on Gait in Children With Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

Aquatic Therapy for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy Across the Lifespan

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