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Effect of Aquatic Therapy on Head Control in Cerebral Palsy Children
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Abstract
Background: Head control is considered to be essential in the development of postural control to enable other skills to be developed. Objective: to investigate the effect of water-based exercises on head control and movement functional recovery in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Twenty-nine children with CP, whose ages ranged from 2-6 years old, from both sexes. The children were randomly divided into two groups: Control group (A) fifteen children have received designed land-based exercises for the head control. Study group (B): fourteen children received designed water-based exercises for head control. Gross motor function measure (GMFM) and Vestibular Evoking Myogenic Potential (VEMP) were assessed before and after three months of treatment. Results: The result showed significant improvement in dimensions A and B of GMFM of each group after treatment (P<0.05), while there was a non-significant difference between both groups (P>0.05). Concerning P1 latency of cVEMP measures, there was significant improvement of P1 of Rt ear of the control group, while non-significant improvement of Lt ear of the control group and Rt ear of the study group. Moreover, there was a significant difference between both groups of Rt and Lt ear after treatment. Regarding N1 latency of cVEMP, there was non-significant improvement within each group at both ears after treatment, while, there was a significant difference between both groups after treatment at both ears