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The impact of vertical bath therapy in prevention and rehabilitation
AB „Egl÷s“ sanatorija Medical director Arvydas Balčius Jūrmala 2012 May Vertical bath is one of the types of kinesitherapy in the swimming pool The organism acts: •Gravity and Archimedes force •Water resistance •Temperature •Mineral water •Exercises Gravity and Archimedes force •Body mass decrease 9/10 •Hydrostatic pressure acts Merkel cells •Comfort and "weightlessness" sensation •Decreases joints and muscle pain •The patient can perform more and larger amplitude movements Water resistance •Doing movements must to overcome the resistance of water •Strengthens muscles Temperature •Water temperature 34-36˚C •Relaxing tense muscles •The patient can perform more and larger amplitude movements •Trained thermoregulatory function of the body Mineral water •Bath mineralization 7-9 g/l •Osmotic pressure affects the skin mechanoreceptor •Decreases skin tactile and pain sensitivity •Decreases inflammatory processes Exercises •Improve blood flow •Strengthens muscles •Increasing intervertebral spaces •Decreases nerve root compression •Become rare and deeper breathing •Increasing access of oxygen in organizm •Accelerated removal of inflammatory substances from the organism Indications: • Lesions of movement-support apparatus system diseases • Nervous system diseases Contraindications • Acute inflammatory diseases Doing methodic: •Water temperature 34-36˚C •Duration 30 - 35 min •The procedure leads kinesitherapist •Pool depth at the edges 140 cm •Step depth 150 cm •Pool depth in the center 190 cm Sequence: •Exercises near the wall •Exercises on the berths (inclined planes) •Exercises with trapezes •Exercises in life circles •Spinal relaxation with trapeze support •Neck stretching Exercises near the wall Exercises near the wall Exercises near the wall Exercises near the wall Exercises on the berths (inclined planes) Exercises on the berths (inclined planes) Exercises on the berths (inclined planes) Exercises on the berths (inclined planes) Exercises with trapezes Exercises with trapezes Exercises with trapezes Exercises with trapezes Exercises in life circles Exercises in life circles Exercises in life circles Exercises in life circles Spinal relaxation with trapeze support Neck stretching Comments: •During movements you should to understand them •Exercises should be performed slowly and evenly •Avoid sudden movements •Exercises is performed till mild pain or fatigue •Combined with the breathing •Movement is made and recorded • • • We had 54340 vertical bath in 2009 We had 58240 vertical bath in 2010 We had 70928 vertical bath in 2011 Thank you for your attention Life is a pleasure again… www.sanatorija.lt, www.egleplius.lt [email protected]
