2008 Volume 6 Issue 1 Pages 26-32
The purpose of this study was to investigate a swimming activity to improve the quality of life (QOL) in Children with Cerebral Motor Disorders. The subjects of the experiment were two 9-year-old children. The experiment spanned a period of seven months, during which the children attended a 60-minute swimming activities once a week. The following categories were investigated: (1) Heart rate (HR) during swimming, physical education, home, and sleep; (2) Physical condition; and (3) Life cycle check sheet; (4) Hearing. The Life cycle check sheets were recorded by the children's parents. The results revealed that the average HR during swimming was the highest in daily. Further, the average HR of each swimming program was found to be the highest during a free play session. Physical activities were swimming and physical education in daily. In addition, the physical, mental and social conditions of subjects showed improvement, based on the observation of their increased confidence in participating in various activities. The results of the HR, Physical condition and Life cycle check sheets and Hearing demonstrated that swimming improves the physical capacity as well as the physical, mental and social conditions of Children with Cerebral Motor Disorders. This suggests that there is a need to implement swimming activity for Children with Cerebral Motor Disorders.
