2026-10-19T01:52:55Zhttps://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/oai/requestoai:ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net:ebyu/134792026-10-18T20:43:20Zopenairedrivercom_ebyu_10000col_ebyu_10001The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of Life for Children with Cerebral PalsyTufekcioglu, ErtanKonukman, FermanKaya, FatihArslan, DuranOzan, GokselErzeybek, Mustafa SaitAl-Sawi, Esam A.cerebral palsyimmersionmotor functionquality of lifeWatsu®The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Immersion and Watsu® therapy protocols on children with cerebral palsy. Gross motor function (GMF), spasticity (MAS), and Quality of Life (QoL) parameters of twenty-three children (age: 7.5±2.8, BMI: 17±3.7) were measured. Subjects received Watsu® therapy and Immersion protocols in Watsu-Immersion (W-I, n=12) and Immersion-Watsu (I-W n=11) groups in different periods based on a crossover design. The subjects received sessions for 30 minutes twice a week during 10-week experimental periods. The results were investigated with independent sample t-test and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, which showed that there was no evidence of carryover effects in GMFM 88 and QoL. In contrast, Watsu® improved GMFM 88 (p<0.05), Quality of Life (p<0.05), and MAS-Upper spasticity (p<0.05), scores significantly compared to immersion. The current results demonstrated the specific benefits of Watsu® therapy on children with CP, confirming the previous anecdotal reports. We recommend Watsu® as a safe and well-accepted complementary intervention for the management of CP. © 2021. by the author(s). License MSA, Podgorica, Montenegro. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).Montenegrin Sports Academy2021Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/13479https://doi.org/10.26773/mjssm.2109041800-8755enMontenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicineinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/ebyu/13479