The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy

IF 1.3 Q3 SPORT SCIENCES

Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.26773/MJSSM.210904

Ertan Tufekcioglu, Ferman Konukman, F. Kaya, D. Arslan, Goksel Ozan, Mustafa Sait Erzeybek, Esam A. Al-Sawi, Youth

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Abstract

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 man-

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水疗法对脑瘫患儿大运动表现及生活质量的影响

本研究的目的是比较浸泡和Watsu®治疗方案对脑瘫儿童的影响。对23例(年龄:7.5±2.8,BMI: 17±3.7)儿童进行粗大运动功能(GMF)、痉挛(MAS)和生活质量(QoL)指标的测定。根据交叉设计，受试者在不同时期接受Watsu®疗法和浸泡方案，分为Watsu-Immersion (W-I, n=12)组和Immersion-Watsu (I-W, n=11)组。在为期10周的实验期内，受试者每周接受两次30分钟的训练。结果用独立样本t检验和Wilcoxon秩和检验进行了调查，结果显示gmfm88和生活质量没有结转效应的证据。相比之下，Watsu®可显著改善gmfm88 (p<0.05)、生活质量(p<0.05)和MAS-Upper痉挛(p<0.05)评分。目前的结果显示Watsu®治疗对CP儿童的特殊益处，证实了之前的轶事报道。我们推荐Watsu®作为一种安全且被广泛接受的男性辅助干预措施

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Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine SPORT SCIENCES-

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2.80

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9 weeks

期刊介绍： MJSSM covers all aspects of sports science and medicine; all clinical aspects of exercise, health, and sport; exercise physiology and biophysical investigation of sports performance; sport biomechanics; sports nutrition; rehabilitation, physiotherapy; sports psychology; sport pedagogy, sport history, sport philosophy, sport sociology, sport management; and all aspects of scientific support of the sports coaches from the natural, social and humanistic side.