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Overview
Law of Inertia
Law of Acceleration
Law of Action/Reaction
Waters Viscosity and Frontal Resistance
Center of Gravity
Center of Buoyancy
Hydrostatic Pressure
Surface Tension
Drag and Turbulence
Specialized Training
Is there a certification program for aquatic
physical therapy?
Continuation Courses
Who Participates
The Elderly: those with painful, arthritic joints
Obese or sedentary individuals
Decreased function/weakness poor tolerance and
function
flexibility
HYDRODYNAMICS:
Law of Inertia
An object will remain at rest or in motion
Law of
Acceleration
The reaction of a body as measured by its
Law of
Action/Reaction
For every action, there is an
equal and opposite reaction
Waters Viscosity
Friction between molecules of
Increasing
Intensity
Its NOT about speed!
Use inertia, acceleration, action/reaction, frontal
Center of Gravity
Center of a bodys mass
Position of body parts determine position
of center of gravity
Widen base of support stabilizes the
center of gravity
Men torso near the chest
Women torso nearer to pelvic girdle
Center of Buoyancy
Center of the volume of the
Buoyancy
Force of buoyancy vertically
Hydrostatic Pressure
Pressure increases with depth
Affects on body:
Increased blood flow from 1.8 to 4.1 mL/min/100g of
tissue = increased oxygen delivery and circulatory force
Improvement with dependent edema reduced swelling
Renal blood flow increased by 10% - increased urinary
output/waste excretion
Surface Tension
Force exerted between
Drag &
Turbulence
Drag is the force that you feel that
The most biomechanically specific form of cross training for the runner
800 times denser than air and provides up to 12 times the resistance
Regular runners burn about eight calories a minute, aqua-runners burn
11.5 in the same time (with the same intensity)
forward tilt. This bend should occur at the hips, nor from the spine.
The biomechanical movement patter of water running resembles that
used on land.
The head is held comfortably out of the water, facing forward; avoid
the forward head/shoulder posturing.
movement occurring at the shoulder and with the hands relaxed slight scapula depression and retraction
Deep Water
Alignment Mistakes
Leaning forward
Snapping the knee when kicking
Exaggerated lumbar hyperextension
Cervical hyperextension (looking up)
Hyperextending elbows and knees
Movements without precision
Overflexing the knee joint
Neglecting hand positioning
Emphasize ADIM for pelvic alignment
Instruction Pearls
Find out who doesnt swim
Ensure proper amount of buoyant equipment is
Our Program:
Goals and Future Direction
Our Capacity:
Tuesday/Thursday 0700-0800
10 scheduled slots + Acute walk-ins (10-12 avg.)
Must be evaluated by DeWitt Physical Therapist and
recommended for aquatic therapy: Max 8 sessions
MWR Benyaurd Indoor Pool
MWR lifeguards one therapist