Aquatics Flashcards
The water reduces weight bearing by how much?
10%
Aquatic Therapy can decrease pain how?
Decreases pain through superficial heat of warm water and offloading the spine/buffeting the body with sensory input
Relaxing effects can be applied to the entire body with one application
Water resistance is how much greater than the resistance of air?
12x
Movement in a vertical position of deep water provides greater resistance than in a horizontal position
Vertical Position =4x the resistance vs. a horizontal position
How much faster do you tone in the water?
2x as fast
Why do you tone faster in the water?
More muscle fibers are recruited to accommodate the resistance of the water as limb moves through water
What is the difference between air and water resistance?
Water resistance acts with equalized pressure on all submerged body parts
Muscles experience 3D resistance in water
How does the water affect metabolism?
Increased metabolic rate and energy expenditure in water faster to fatigue secondary to 3D resistance
Which tissue floats?
Hyptonic tissue
Adipose/flaccid tissue
Which tissue sinks?
Hypertonic tissue
Spastic/lean conditioned body mass
Archimedes Principle
An immersed body, completely or partially immersed in a fluid at rest, experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
What is buoyancy?
An upward thrust that acts in the opposite direction of the force of gravity.
