Table 3.

Phase of specialized therapeutic exercises.

4 min each
1st month
Tandem gait forward and backward, holding a small ball
Trunk balance: Sitting on a pool noodle, not touching the feet on the bottom of the floor. Staying still or moving with upper limb movements
2nd month
Gait with an obstacle (up and down)
The upper spine: Extending the upper spine from a prone position, holding on to a bar or pool noodle with outstretched upper limbs; associated with respiratory training
The lower spine and gluteal muscles: Taking the lower limbs to the bottom of the pool from a supine position, contracting the abdomen, holding on to a bar with the upper limbs, and having a pool noodle in the lower limbs
3rd month
Tandem gait forward and backward, wearing ankle buoyancy cuffs to increase instability
Changing postures: kneeling, partially kneeling, and standing
Ball and bat: In a horizontal (supine or prone) position, embracing the knees (in ball position), then extending the spine and upper and lower limbs (in bat position)
Stretching at the end (2x 30 seconds for each member in each exercise)
Exercise
Stretching the ischiotibial and gastrocnemius muscles; one lower limb stretched forward, in unipedal support.
Stretching the quadriceps and iliopsoas muscles; one lower limb with the knee flexed and the hip extended, keeping the ankle behind the body, in unipedal support.
Stretching the quadriceps and iliopsoas muscles; one lower limb with the knee flexed and the hip extended, keeping the ankle behind the body, in unipedal support.
Stretching the large dorsal muscle, standing, hands together over the head, inclining the trunk sideways.
Stretching pectoral muscles; supporting an upper limb against the wall, twisting the trunk to the opposite side of the stretch