Title: Effect of Aquatic Program Therapy on Dynamic Balance in Down’s Syndrome Children

Authors: Somaia Ali Hamed, Shahesta Ahmed Osama, Al-Shimaa Ramadan Azab

 DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i3.59

Abstract

Purpose: to examine the effect of swimming program therapy on dynamic balance in Down’s syndrome patients.

Subject: Thirty children suffering from Down’s syndrome ranging in age from 8to 12 years from both sexes. Subjects were divided randomly into two groups of an equal numbers, control group which received selected physical therapy program and study group which received the same treatment program while receiving controlled swimming program   for three successive months.

Methods: The patients Step Width step Length and Speed was evaluated before and after the suggested treatment program by Balance Master System. The data were collected and analyzed using paired and un-paired t-test to compare the difference between the results.

Results: this study revealed that there were significant differences of all the measured variables between the control and study groups

Conclusion: swimming therapy program has got clear effect when added to the treatment program in Down’s syndrome children.

 Key Words: Down’s syndrome, balance, swimming.

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Corresponding Author

Somaia Ali Hamed

Lecturer at department of physical therapy for pediatrics

Faculty of Physical Therapy, October 6 University