Water therapy versus sensory room for children with sensory processing issues
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study compares two types of therapy—time in a pool and time in a specially designed sensory room—to see which better helps children aged 4–8 with sensory processing disorder improve their movement and coordination skills.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 4 and 8 years old
- Your child has been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (a condition where the brain has trouble organizing information from the senses)
- Your child is currently healthy with no fever, ear infection, or open wounds
- Your child does not have uncontrolled seizures or epilepsy that would make water activities unsafe
- Your child is not extremely afraid of water
- Your child has not had recent surgery and is cleared by a doctor for physical activity
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