Aquatic Therapy Flashcards
What does Archimedes Principle state?
An immersed body experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaced
What is the Specific Gravity of WATER?
1.0
What is the Specific Gravity of the BODY?
0.974
If Specific Gravity is LESS than water, what happens?
It floats
Buoyancy depends on object _______
density
Denser objects tend to ______
sink
Lower bone density _____ buoyancy
increases
Subcutaneous fat _____ buoyancy
increases
Increased air in the lungs _____ buoyancy
increases
The upward force of buoyancy causes an _____ of the joints
offloading
The deeper you are immersed in the water, the less…
pressure on the joints
What are the population groups that benefit from aquatic therapy? (4)
(PCOJ)
- Pregnancy
- Chronic Pain
- Obesity
- Joint Replacement (weight bearing restrictions)
If you are immersed to the line of your ASIS, you are offloading ____%
50%
If you are immersed to the line of your neck, you are offloading ___%
90%
Buoyancy of water can ___ AND ___ exercise
assist; restrict
Viscosity is the ____ friction in liquids secondary to _____ forces b/w molecules
internal; cohesive
Resistance from viscosity is ____ to velocity
proportional
Increasing your movement speed in the water will ____ resistance
increase
Increasing your surface area in the water will _____ resistance
increase
Hydrostatic Pressure is the force exerted on the body by the water due to…
the weight of the fluid
Pressure varies on depth of immersion. Therefore, the deeper/distal the segment is, the ______ in resistance
increase
Surface tension is the force _____ to the surface like a _____
parallel; membrane
____ work is required to break the surface of the water than to exercise under the water
more
Surface tension is influenced by the _____ of the object or the ________.
(ex: bigger versus smaller person and their surface tension)
size, surface area
Adding equipment in the water ____ resistance
increases
Hydrodynamics is fluid in motion; or laminar/turbulent _____
flow