| Cerebral palsy is a condition that is diagnosed at birth | | | | they can do muscular exercises. Even though all |
| or during early childhood. It is a condition that | | | | therapy types are good for people with this disease, |
| permanently affects muscle coordination and the | | | | most cause spasticity to decrease because they only |
| movement of the body, but doesn't worsen over time. | | | | teach specific motor functions. |
| Although you may think the illness would be located in | | | | With aquatic therapy, cerebral palsy patients have |
| the nerves or muscles, this isn't the case. Many people | | | | more freedom to move about as they wish, which |
| suffer from this illness and some research shows that | | | | allows them access to more motor functions. There is |
| aquatic therapy can help. Since there is no true cure, | | | | another water therapy that is used called Aquatic PNF |
| those that have been diagnosed find comfort in using | | | | (Propioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation); this is a |
| aquatic therapy. | | | | compilation of different techniques that help patients to |
| Benefits of Aquatic Therapy | | | | work out their limbs. You can find these techniques |
| Cerebral palsy is known to cause the body to become | | | | used at a rehab pool and are known to help greatly. |
| rigid, so gentle movement can help to stretch the | | | | You can likely find a rehab pool or swim spa near you |
| muscles. Those that back this form of therapy see | | | | that can help you or a loved one exercise their way |
| that patients are more relaxed than with other physical | | | | through cerebral palsy. |
| therapies. There are swim spas that offer water yoga | | | | Besides developing muscle coordination, a swim spa |
| called Ai Chi. Some patients with severe cases of | | | | can be used to lose weight and build muscle strength. |
| cerebral palsy find this method to be the only way | | | | |