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Sep 14,2020

History of Aqua therapy in Rehabilitation

In1911, Charles Leroy Lowman, the founder of orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles, began using therapeutic tubs to treat spastic patients and those with cerebral palsy after a visit to the Spaulding school for gripping children in Chicago, where he observed paralyzed patients exercising in a wooden ta[...]

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Sep 14,2020

Aquatic Cycle

Over the past few years, aquatic cycling has become a trending fitness activity, the modification of standard ergometer bicycles for aquatic programs is nothing new and stems from the late sixties. Researchers used water immersion as an effective simulation of prolonged weightlessness, moreover, the[...]

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Sep 14,2020

Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy can be defined as the use of water and specifically designed activities by qualified personnel to aid in the restoration, extension, maintenance and functional ability in person with acute, transient or chronic disabilities syndromes or diseases. Water immersion has profound physiolo[...]

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Sep 14,2020

How the physical principles of water are used for Rehabilitation ?

Buoyancy is the property of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body that is wholly or partially submerged in fluid. Buoyancy allows the offloading of the joints and the reduction of compressive forces. As the depth of water immersion of the body increases, the weight bearing load on the joints of[...]

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Nov 23,2020

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Pediatric aquatic therapy is a great alternative to land therapy to help children meet strength, range of motion/flexibility, balance, coordination, endurance, and walking goals. The buoyancy of the water helps reduce human body weight and allows children to move in ways they simply can?t on land.[...]