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Cerebral Palsy Source states that colder water will help increase tone, while warmer water will decrease the child's muscle tone, so choose a pool with the correct temperature.
The water protects children in the pool, thus reducing the stress on the body regular exercises may cause. They can practice kicks and jumping jacks easier without causing pain in their joints.
Aqua therapy allows therapists a larger area to work with children by applying different arm exercises in the water, such as guiding them in circles to learn swimming strokes, or turn the weak arm over.
For some children, the water may be the only place where they can move around freely. Swimming allows children to practice water walking, aerobic exercises and actual swimming strokes.
From doing repetitive exercises in the pool, children with cerebral palsy will improve their muscle strength in their arms and leg as well as their balance and coordination. Swimming is one of the few exercise programs that uses all the muscle groups.
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