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Aquatic Therapy Flashcards

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What are the 3 aquatic principles?

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  1. Buoyancy
  2. Hydrostatic pressure
  3. Resistance
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What is buoyancy?

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  • An upward thrust on the body in the water that is opposite the force of gravity
  • The more immersed you are in water, the less you weigh
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What are the benefits of buoyancy?

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  • Decreases weight bearing forces
  • Decreases joint compression forces
  • Decreases stress on connective tissues
  • Decreases fear of falling
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What are some patient considerations caused by buoyancy?

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  • Spastic/high tone limbs may sink
  • Flaccid/low tone limbs may float
  • Patient may have decreased proprioception
  • Patient and therapist need to be comfortable in the water
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What is hydrostatic pressure?

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  • The pressure exerted on fluids at equilibrium due to the force of gravity
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What are the benefits of hydrostatic pressure?

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  • Reduces edema
  • Improves circulation
  • Evens tactile input
  • Improves muscles of inspiration and assists muscles of expiration associated with breathing
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What are patient considerations associated with hydrostatic pressure?

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  • Unstable/uncontrolled blood pressure

- Patients may feel anxious due to increased pressure on their chest

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What is resistance?

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  • Results from liquid viscosity and drag forces

- Water resistance is different from resistance on land

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Benefits of resistance

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  • Improves muscle tone
  • Improves endurance
  • Improves muscle balance
  • Allows for increased time to react to loss of balance/falling
  • Progression is possible
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What are patient considerations associated with resistance?

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  • Patients who have problems moving
  • Patients with tactile problems
  • Patients with balance problems
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What are the environment parameters for aquatic therapy?

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  • Water temp = 92 degrees
  • Air temp = 2-3 degrees higher than water temp
  • Humidity = 50%
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What populations is warm water temperature a necessity?

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  • Obese
  • MS
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Cardiac
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Pain
  • Prenatal
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What physiological systems does aquatic therapy benefit?

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  • Pulmonary
  • Circulatory
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Renal
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What concept is very important when it comes to making an aquatic therapy program?

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Variety or exercises/techniques

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What is Ai Chi?

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  • Exercise similar to Tai Chi
  • Uses slow movements and yoga-like deep breathing
  • Movements flow together
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What benefits can you achieve with Ai Chi?

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  • Improves flexibility/ROM
  • Decreases pain
  • Increases balance
17
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What are indications to Ai Chi?

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  • pain

- ortho patients

18
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Where should the water level be when using Ai Chi?

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  • shoulder level
19
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What is Bad Ragaz?

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  • Method used for muscle re-education
  • Therapist can use physical water properties to interact with the patient
  • Works on propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
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What are the benefits of Bad Ragaz?

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  • Can work on passive, isometric, isokinetic, and isotonic exercises
  • Improves muscle tone
  • Improves trunk control
21
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What are indications for using Bad Ragaz?

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  • Spasticity

- Low muscle tone

22
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What is the Burdenko Method?

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  • Exercises focus on balance and postural awareness
  • Start treatment in the water and can progress to exercise on land
  • Incorporates balance, flexibility, coordination, endurance, strength and speed
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What should the therapist focus on first with the Burdenko method?

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  • Vertical alignment

- Later incorporate exercises in different planes

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What are the benefits associated with the Burdenko method?

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  • Increases flexibility

- Increases endurance

25
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What are the indications for using the Burdenko method?

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  • Pain
  • Muscle weakness
  • Low endurance
  • Lacking ROM

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