Review Article
Aquatic Exercise Programs for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?
Table 2
Summary of findings of the selected intervention studies (population, intervention, and control).
| Study | | | | | | | First author | Fragala-Pinkham | Thorpe | Fragala-Pinkham | Retarekar | Ballaz | Kelly | Year | 2008 | 2005 | 2009 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | Reference no. | [7] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [17] | [18] |
| Population | | | | | | | Number | 16 (2 CP) | 7 | 4 (2 CP) | 1 | 12 | 5 | Age range (in years) | 6–12 | 7–13 | 2–19 | 5 | 14–21 | 9–11 | CP subtype | Spastic | Spastic | Spastic | Spastic | Spastic | Spastic | Limb distribution | Hemiplegia Diplegia | Hemiplegia Diplegia | Hemiplegia Diplegia | Diplegia | Hemiplegia Diplegia Quadriplegia | Hemiplegia Diplegia Quadriplegia | GMFCS level | I, II | I, II, III | I | III | I, II, III, IV | I, II, III | Other diagnosis | Developmental disabilities | | Juvenile Idopathic Arthritis and Prader-Willi Syndrome | | | |
| Intervention | | | | | | | Aerobic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Anaerobic | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Strength | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | Other | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | | Duration | 14 weeks | 10 weeks | 6 weeks–8 months | 12 weeks | 10 weeks | 12 weeks | Session | 45 minutes | 45 minutes | | 30 minutes | 45 minutes | 60 minutes | Frequency | 2 × week | 3 × week | 1-2 × week | 3 × week | 2 × week | 3 × week |
| Control | | | | | | | Design | AB | ABA | AB | ABA | ABA | ABA | Analysis | Group | Individual | Individual | Individual | Individual/group | Individual |
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