Annotated Bibliographies
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In this article, Eunkuk Kim and Hokyung Choi, two members of the Department of Physical Education at Korea National Sport University, completed a systematic review of several studies. A total of 8 studies that were conducted to determine the effects of aquatic physical therapy in the rehabilitation of sports injuries among athletes, were analyzed. Hydrotherapy, in which "the aquatic environment is ideal for early rehabilitation of injuries due to buoyancy, which decreases the effects of gravity on the body, and viscosity, which offers assistance or resistance [11]", was seen to be very effective through these studies. The outcomes that were measured include pain, range of motion, muscle strength, balance ability, and performance. The results showed that the individuals showed improvement in all of the outcomes as a result of aquatic physical therapy. I can use this article in my research to show evidence of the physical benefits of aquatic therapy for recovery in athletic injuries. Because this is an overall review of different studies, it is a relatively unbiased and trustworthy source. It is also a credible source as it is published in the Journal of Yoga and Physical Therapy.
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This article is published in the Australian Physiotherapy Journal by Jennifer Roberts, a Senior Physiotherapist and Jillian Freeman, the Outpatients Supervisor at Wooden Valley Hospital in Canberra, Australia. The article references several studies carried out in the late 1990s to early 2000s. A study was done to determine the extent of the effects of hydrotherapy among 81 patients ranging from age 17 to 80, who suffer from low back pain. It was carried through a period of 12 months. Each subject described and rated their pain level, which was recorded on a graphic chart by the physiotherapist. A scoring system was then constructed to record the overall response to hydrotherapy based on four factors: pain area, pain intensity, range of movement and ability to perform activities of daily living. Each patient’s recorded data resulted in either worse, better, or same response to hydrotherapy. The results of the study showed that overall, there seemed to be a positive response to hydrotherapy. The majority of the patients who had earlier taken part in physical therapy described themselves as better after hydrotherapy. It was also found that the optimal period of hydrotherapy sessions for most efficient and quick improvement is 8 weeks. This article can further be used to support my research on the benefits of aquatic physical therapy on physical rehabilitation. This study is especially helpful because it features patients who have also experienced physical therapy on land and are able to compare the results from both land and water therapy.
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This article was composed by Bruce Becker, a professor at University of Washington Seattle. It combines several claims and results of other studies clinically and reviews the scientific benefits of aquatic physical therapy due to the very physical properties of water. These properties include density, hydrostatic pressure, viscosity, buoyancy and heat capacity. The review also outlines the different areas of rehabilitation such as cardiovascular and respiratory in which aquatic therapy has positive results. Furthermore, it states that the benefits of aquatic exercise have been shown to equal or surpass other forms of exercise to assist in recovery time. I can use this article to support my research on the benefits of hydrotherapy. Because it was conducted in 2009, the data and claims made are relatively recent and prevalent.
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