Pregledni rad
Water therapy in persons with cerebral palsy
Vid Vrban
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Dajana Karaula
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Sažetak
The main purpose of this research was to comprise all knowledge related to use of water therapy in persons with cerebral palsy by reviewing the current relevant literature. A search for literature in 2 different databases was done throughout January and February of 2021. resulting in 110 found studies. Only 14 studies were included in the end after screening and eligibility process. Study quality assessment was performed and after reading full text articles, substantial data regarding testees, test performed in the studies and outcome measures were extricated. Total of 263 subjects with cerebral palsy, both genders and different age, partook in all 14 studies. Overviewing full text articles, it was confirmed that use of water therapy, for treatment and or rehabilitation, in people with cerebral palsy can benefit both cardiorespiratory system, gross motor function (GMFM) and water skills (WOTA 2; SWIM). Biggest changes were observed in GMFM scores, aerobic capacity and subjects mobility. Furthermore, possibility of retaining and the carry-over effect due to improvement of functional abilities was confirmed. Qualitative interpretation of data was used due to heterogenity between studies. Potential reasons for that might be differences in duration of interventions, conditions in which interventions were performed or usage of different tests for evaluating initial and final state of the subjects. The inability to infer is related to aforementioned reasons and really limited number of studies. Standardization process regarding the duration of intervention and conditions in which intervention is done , would reduce result discrepancies. Additionally, use of randomized controlled trials in combination with a suggested way of intervention implementation, would result in increase in possibility to extrapolate the given outcomes.
Ključne riječi
hydrotherapy, gross motor function, WOTA 2, SWIM
Hrčak ID:
263074
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.7.2021.
Posjeta: 961 *