الإنتاج البحثي لأعضاء هيئة التدريس بالكلية V.8 - Flipbook - Page 180
Due to COVID 19, children have not been able to go to school and move enough since March 2020.
In this process, the measures taken such as the prolongation of the stay at home, social isolation
and quarantine caused children to delay their physical activities and stay away from these activities
(Filiz, Konukman, Karaca & Tüfekçioğlu, 2021). As a result, this may have caused weakness in
the musculoskeletal system of the children. Therefore, children can be given simple and applicable
core exercises to increase their trunk-muscle endurance, improve mobility and flexibility, in online
education at home or in physical education classes at school. These exercise drills will be beneficial
for protecting children's health, preventing injuries and strengthening the core. Moreover, many of
these drills do not require any extra equipment. In conclusion, the purpose of this article is to
provide practical ideas about how to apply core training exercises for children at home.
(22) Tufekcioglu, E., Konukman, F., Kaya, F., Arslan, D., Ozan, G., Erzeybek, M.S., & Al-Sawi,
E.A. (2021). The Effects of Aquatic Watsu Therapy on Gross Motor Performance and Quality of
Life for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 10
(2), 25-30.
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
