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== Indication<br> == | == Indication<br> == | ||
Hydrotherapy is indicated in children with cererbal palsy. The main aim of aquatic therapy is: | |||
*Provides resistance | |||
*Encourages a wider range of movement and opposition | |||
*Alleviates stress and tension | |||
*Reduces pain and tension in muscles and joints | |||
*Protects against injury | |||
*Improves cardiovascular conditioning since the heart pumps more blood per beat when body is submerged in water | |||
*Decreases post exercise discomfort | |||
== Clinical Presentation == | == Clinical Presentation == | ||
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Description
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'Hydrotherapy' also known as 'Aquatic Therapy' involves therapeutically immersing the body in water where the physical properties of altered density and gravity, hydorstatic pressure, buoyancy, viscosity and thermodynamics can be used to promote physiological change [1]. The bouyancy and turbulence of water facilitates weight relief and ease of movement during rehabilitation to promote safe movement exploration, strengthening, and functional activity training [2].
Indication
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Hydrotherapy is indicated in children with cererbal palsy. The main aim of aquatic therapy is:
- Provides resistance
- Encourages a wider range of movement and opposition
- Alleviates stress and tension
- Reduces pain and tension in muscles and joints
- Protects against injury
- Improves cardiovascular conditioning since the heart pumps more blood per beat when body is submerged in water
- Decreases post exercise discomfort
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- ↑ Becker BE. Aquatic Therapy: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Rehabilitation Applications.PM&R; 2009,1;9:859-72
- ↑ Morris DM, Aquatic Rehabilitation for the Treatment of Neurologic Disorders .In: Cole AJ and Becker BE. Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy. 2nd edition. Philadephia: Butterworth Heinemann, 2004. p151-175.
