Ryu Kwangmin, Ali Asif, Kwon Minji, Lee Changyoung, Kim Yujin, Lee Gyusung, Kim Jingu
Department of Physical Education, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Dec;28(12):3283-3287. doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.3283. Epub 2016 Dec 27.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of assisted aquatic movement and horseback riding therapies on emotion and brain activation in patients with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-two right-handed patients with cerebral palsy (18 male, 14 female) whose ages ranged from 8 to 48 years participated in this experiment. Their cerebral palsy levels ranged from 1 to 3. The participants were assigned to one of three groups according to the experimental conditions: an assisted aquatic movement therapy group, a horseback riding therapy group, or a control group. Electroencephalograms, the Feeling Scale and the Felt Arousal Scale were examined as dependent variables. [Results] Analysis of self-reported data demonstrated a significant positive improvement in the emotions of participants in the assisted aquatic movement therapy group in comparison with the control group. With regard to the electroencephalogram analysis, the results of this study showed increased alpha power in the assisted aquatic movement therapy group compared with the horseback riding and control groups. [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that professionals can consider assisted aquatic movement therapy as an effective therapeutic intervention for the improvement of mental health and brain activation.
[目的] 本研究旨在确定辅助水上运动疗法和骑马疗法对脑瘫患者情绪及大脑激活的影响。[对象与方法] 32名右利手脑瘫患者（男性18名，女性14名）参与了本实验，年龄在8至48岁之间，脑瘫程度为1至3级。根据实验条件，将参与者分为三组：辅助水上运动疗法组、骑马疗法组或对照组。以脑电图、情感量表和觉醒感量表作为因变量进行检测。[结果] 自我报告数据分析表明，与对照组相比，辅助水上运动疗法组参与者的情绪有显著正向改善。关于脑电图分析，本研究结果显示，与骑马疗法组和对照组相比，辅助水上运动疗法组的α波功率增加。[结论] 本研究结果表明，专业人员可将辅助水上运动疗法视为改善心理健康和大脑激活的有效治疗干预措施。
