Effect of Aquatic Therapy -Based Exercises on Motor Outcomes among Children Suffering from Spastic Hemiplegia | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 98, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1604-1613 PDF (221.06 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.238554 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman A. Ali1; Radia Abdel sattar2; Huda Shawky Mahmud3 | ||
| 1Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain shams University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Spastic hemiplegia is a type of spastic cerebral palsy that affects one side of the body due to damage to the part of the brain controlling movement. Children with spastic hemiplegia have limited activities of daily living, such as dressing, feeding, and functional mobility, due to problems with hand function Aim of the study was to measure the effect of aquatic therapy-based exercises on motor outcomes among children suffering from spastic hemiplegia. A Quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. The setting was the Physiotherapy unit in Children's Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of 60 children with spastic hemiplegia aged from 6 to 12 years was included in the study. Tools:1- A structured Interviewing Questionnaire Sheet,2- Modified A shworth Scale,3- Range of Motion scale,4- Peabody Developmental Motor Scale. Results: It was found that before aquatic therapy-based exercises the mean muscle tone was 1.5±0.6 in the study group while after intervention it become 2.4±0.9 with a percentage change of 50% (0%-200%) with a highly statistically significant difference between the study and control groups (p value = < 0.001). Hand strength was improved in the study group more than in the control group (56.6% vs 40% respectively), the highest improvement was in holding objects with hands, followed by the ability to grasp objects. Conclusion: Evidence of reduction of spasticity in children with spastic hemiplegia after 12 weeks of aquatic therapy-based exercise. Recommendation: Replication of the study on large samples of children with spastic hemiplegia in different places in Egypt. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Motor outcomes; Aquatic therapy-based exercises; Children; Spasticity | ||
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