The Effect of Aquatic and Land-Based Training on the Metabolic Cost of Walking and Motor Performance in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study
Table 4
Descriptive values of activity outcomes.
Pre test
Post test
% gain
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Aquatic exercise group
10 m FV (m*sec−1)
0.94
0.41
1.18
0.50
21
10 m SSV (m*sec−1)
0.61
0.26
0.72
0.30
15
GMFM sum (score)
62.60
8.20
61.80
9.20
−1
GMFM D, E (score)
61.20
7.22
67.10
17.66
10
PEDI sum (score)
58.93
4.27
62.20
7.69
6
PEDI pt (score)
67.05
15.76
73.28
15.40
9
Land-based exercise group
10 m FV (m*sec−1)
0.70
0.31
0.94
0.35
27
10 m SSV (m*sec−1)
0.47
0.29
0.76
0.25
38
GMFM sum (score)
61.34
10.12
62.34
11.52
2
GMFM de (score)
61.21
10.34
62.00
12.23
1
PEDI sum (score)
57.16
2.03
56.30
1.80
−2
PEDI pt (score)
67.64
12.64
59.92
17.30
−11
Abbreviations: FV: fast velocity; SSV: self selected velocity; GMFM: Gross Motor Function Measure (Score range from 0–198); PEDI: Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (Score range from 0–100).
