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Hidrokinetoterapie
Hidrokinetoterapie
HYDROTHERAPY
By
CHRISTINA M. PULLIAM
A SENIOR THESIS
in
GENERAL STUDIES
Submitted to the General Studies Council
In the College of Arts and Sciences
At Texas Tech University in
Partial fulfillment of
The Requirements for
The degree of
BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES
APPROVED
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ROSEMARY COGAN
Department of Psychology
Co-Chair of Thesis Committee
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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would like to thank Dr. Dale Davis and Ms. Linda Gregston
for advice on my topic and just general counsel.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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CHAPTER
I.
II.
III.
IV.
INTRODUCTION: EXERCISE
HYDROTHERAPY
Background
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Water Properties
Gravity and Buoyancy
Hydrostatic Pressure
Turbulence
Temperature
Summary
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Physiological Effects
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Psychological Factors
Anxiety
Depression
Sununary
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
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CONCLUSION
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION: EXERCISE
Hydrotherapy is exercise,
To
Obesity
Losing
weight and exercising are not the only things that can help
to reduce the risk of CHD.
Of the
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One
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flow and oxygen into the body helps to reduce the formation
of atheriosclerosis (clogging of the arteries), which
reduces the risk of CHD (Bellows, 1994).
As the blood
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Does exercise
For example,
Metabolism can be
stronger.
As people get
By exercising, older
Many
In a clinical environment,
A visible
Reports
Defined as
Beta-
Endorphin
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The
Also,
the
An
For the
CHAPTER II
HYDROTHERAPY
Background
However,
Bathing
(Ruoti, Morris,
These
By the
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Water Properties
Hydrotherapy involves the use of water.
There are
Gravity is a
This force is
motion more easily and quickly which may aid with any type
of post-surgery condition.
Arms,
the freedom
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Hydrostatic Pressure
Hydrostatic pressure allows tension to be evenly
distributed over all surfaces of the body.
The pressure 1S
also moving.
Turbulence
Turbulence 1S an irregular movement of water
molecules.
The
Patients
Temperature
Temperature plays a key role in hydrotherapy.
The
When the
Temperature in
Summary
These five factors (gravity, buoyancy, hydrostatic
pressure, turbulence, and temperature) are the main reasons
why water is part of a patient's physical therapy plan.
Patients are able to make movements easier ln the warm
water than on land and can perform activities through a
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The water
Physiological Effects
As the body is immersed in water, there is significant
compression on all body tissues (Ruoti, Morris, & Cole,
1997).
Psychological Factors
After taking a shower or bath, many healthy people
feel invigorated and relieved from daily anxieties.
The
Anxiety
Anxiety is defined as "an emotional state
characterized by physiological arousal, unpleasant feelings
of tension, and a sense of apprehension, foreboding and
dread about the future"
p.S8S).
helps to make the body feel weightless. The whole body may
feel as if 100 lbs. has been lifted, making it very easy to
release tension that is built up.
Hydrotherapy helps
During
If a person
Depression
Depression affects almost everyone at some point in
his or her lifetime.
Depression may be
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As with anxiety,
Most
This
Since the
Knowing that
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Summary
In summary, a person's well-being includes mental as
well as physical health and fitness (Goldberg & Elliot,
1994).
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Can hydrotherapy
CHAPTER III
HYDROTHERAPY AND PAIN
The
Therefore, when a
1S
Exercise
Patients
Mentally, when
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Psychological Factors
Exercise can affect mood.
When a person
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inactive,
the person may feel helpless and sad, which may lead to
depression.
Many
Emotional suffering
An
With
Hydrotherapy can be an
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
The physical
The buoyancy
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Water provides a
(Sova, 1992).
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