The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Immersion and Watsu® therapy protocols on children with cerebral palsy. Gross motor function (GMF), spasticity (MAS), and Quality of Life (QoL) parameters of twenty-three children (age: 7.5±2.8, BMI: 17±3.7) were measured. Subjects received Wat...
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| author | Ertan Tufekcioglu Ferman Konukman Fatih Kaya Duran Arslan Goksel Ozan Mustafa Sait Erzeybek Esam A. Al-Sawi |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Immersion and Watsu® therapy protocols on children with cerebral palsy. Gross motor function (GMF), spasticity (MAS), and Quality of Life (QoL) parameters of twenty-three children (age: 7.5±2.8, BMI: 17±3.7) were measured. Subjects received Watsu® therapy and Immersion protocols in Watsu-Immersion (W-I, n=12) and Immersion-Watsu (I-W n=11) groups in different periods based on a crossover design. The subjects received sessions for 30 minutes twice a week during 10-week experimental periods. The results were investigated with independent sample t-test and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, which showed that there was no evidence of carryover effects in GMFM 88 and QoL. In contrast, Watsu® improved GMFM 88 (p<0.05), Quality of Life (p<0.05), and MAS-Upper spasticity (p<0.05), scores significantly compared to immersion. The current results demonstrated the specific benefits of Watsu® therapy on children with CP, confirming the previous anecdotal reports. We recommend Watsu® as a safe and well-accepted complementary intervention for the management of CP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5249bf3d652c4dcd889c49e14e0a291d2022-12-21T18:46:09ZengMontenegrin Sports AcademyMontenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine1800-87551800-87632021-09-01102253010.26773/mjssm.210904The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral PalsyErtan Tufekcioglu0Ferman Konukman1Fatih Kaya2Duran Arslan3Goksel Ozan4Mustafa Sait Erzeybek5Esam A. Al-Sawi6King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, College of Applied Studies, Physical Education Department, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaQatar University, College of Arts and Sciences, Sport Science Program, Doha, QatarErzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Education, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Erzincan, TurkeyYouth and Sports Ministry, Istanbul, TurkeyMarmara University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Istanbul, TurkeyDumlupinar University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Kutahya, TurkeyKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, College of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaThe purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Immersion and Watsu® therapy protocols on children with cerebral palsy. Gross motor function (GMF), spasticity (MAS), and Quality of Life (QoL) parameters of twenty-three children (age: 7.5±2.8, BMI: 17±3.7) were measured. Subjects received Watsu® therapy and Immersion protocols in Watsu-Immersion (W-I, n=12) and Immersion-Watsu (I-W n=11) groups in different periods based on a crossover design. The subjects received sessions for 30 minutes twice a week during 10-week experimental periods. The results were investigated with independent sample t-test and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, which showed that there was no evidence of carryover effects in GMFM 88 and QoL. In contrast, Watsu® improved GMFM 88 (p<0.05), Quality of Life (p<0.05), and MAS-Upper spasticity (p<0.05), scores significantly compared to immersion. The current results demonstrated the specific benefits of Watsu® therapy on children with CP, confirming the previous anecdotal reports. We recommend Watsu® as a safe and well-accepted complementary intervention for the management of CP.https://mjssm.me/?sekcija=article&artid=219watsu®cerebral palsyimmersionmotor functionquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Ertan Tufekcioglu Ferman Konukman Fatih Kaya Duran Arslan Goksel Ozan Mustafa Sait Erzeybek Esam A. Al-Sawi The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine watsu® cerebral palsy immersion motor function quality of life |
| title | The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy |
| title_full | The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy |
| title_short | The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy |
| title_sort | effects of aquatic watsu therapy on gross motor performance and quality of life for children with cerebral palsy |
| topic | watsu® cerebral palsy immersion motor function quality of life |
| url | https://mjssm.me/?sekcija=article&artid=219 |
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