pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
Byong-Kyu Yu, Yong-Chun Kim, Nak-Su Chung, Seon-Gwan Hwang, Kyeong-Mi Kim
(7)1.21.34 Epub 7th November, 2002
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aquatic therapy on the blood pressure, heart rate and pulmonary function of children with cerebral palsy. The subjects were 7 cerebral palsied children who were treated as outpatient a t Seoul Community Rehabilitation Center. The intervention program consisted o f aquatic therapy session once weekly, one session lasting 30 minutes, for a period of 4 weeks. Statistical significances of difference between pre-aquatic therapy and post-aquatic therapy were calculated according to the Wilcoxon signed rank test. The results of this study are as follows; 1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure increased after aquatic therapy, but they did not show significant difference. 2. Heart rate increased after aquatic therapy, but they did not show significant difference. 3. There Were statistical significant difference in VC, FVC, and FEV between pre-aquatic therapy and post-aquatic therapy. But there were no statistical significant change in VE and TV after aquatic therapy.
Keywords
Aquatic therapy Blood pressure Heart rate Pulmonary function
