Final Exam: Aquatic Therapy

Question 1

What is the use of multi-depth immersion in water to facilitate the application of therapeutic interventions

Answer 1

aquatic therapy

Question 2

What are some contraindications of aquatic therapy

Answer 2

Uncontrolled seizures
Severe weakness/balance
Incontinence 
Open wounds/bleeding
Unhealed tracheotomies
Orders for NPO
DVT
Completely NWB patients

Question 3

What are some precautions of aquatic therapy

Answer 3

hydrophobia
poor cognition
compromised immune system
chemotherapy
dialysis
hypotension
skin conditions

Question 4

What are the four physical properties of water

Answer 4

buoyancy
hydrostatic pressure
viscosity
surface tension

Question 5

What are the three types of buoyancy

Answer 5

positive, negative, and neutral

Question 6

which type of buoyancy will an object have if it floats

Answer 6

positive

Question 7

which type of buoyancy will an object have if it sinks

Answer 7

negative

Question 8

which type of buoyancy will an object have if it will remain suspended in water

Answer 8

neutral

Question 9

Objects with positive buoyancy will:
Assist movement toward the pool _____
Resist movement toward the pool ____
Support movement on the ____ of the water

Answer 9

surface
bottom
surface

Question 10

Which muscle group is working during bicep curls with foam dumbbells that have a positive buoyancy

Answer 10

Concentric triceps and eccentric triceps

Question 11

Objects with negative buoyancy will:
Assist movement toward the pool ____
Resist movement toward the pool _____

Answer 11

bottom

surface

Question 12

Which muscle group is working during bicep curls with water weights that have a negative buoyancy

Answer 12

concentric biceps and eccentric biceps

Question 13

Objects with neutral buoyancy will:

Move with the ____ amount of resistance in all directions independent of the direction of the water surface

Answer 13

same

Question 14

Which muscle group is working during bicep curls with water paddles that have a neutral buoyancy

Answer 14

concentric biceps and concentric triceps

Question 15

Which term is defined as the center of volume of the body displacing the water

Answer 15

center of buoyancy

Question 16

Where is the center of buoyancy located

Answer 16

in the chest area (lungs, air pockets)

Question 17

buoyancy bodies have more (muscle/fat)

Answer 17

fat

Question 18

During aquatic therapy joint capsules are (open/closed) which allows the patient to have greater flexibility

Answer 18

open

Question 19

____ ____ represents the ratio of density of the substance to the density of water

Answer 19

specific gravity

Question 20

What is the specific gravity of water

Answer 20

1.0

Question 21

(higher/lower) lean body mass athletes have a SG greater than 1 which makes them not as buoyant

Answer 21

higher`

Question 22

what is the average SG for the human body

Answer 22

,97-,95

Question 23

Does hydrostatic pressure increase or decrease with depth

Answer 23

increases

Question 24

What are the affects of hydrostatic pressure on the body

Answer 24

increased blood flow
improvement with dependent edema
renal blood flow increased by 10%

Question 25

Friction between molecules of a liquid cause them to adhere to each other which is called _____ or to a submerged body which is called _____

Answer 25

cohesion and adhesion

Question 26

____ of the water can be used to either assist or impede movement

Answer 26

viscosity

Question 27

what is the term that is defined as the force exerted between the surface molecules of a liquid

Answer 27

surface tension

Question 28

avoid ____ out of the water

Answer 28

snapping

Question 29

Does it take more or less force to move an object from out of the water to underneath the water's surface in comparison to the other way around

Answer 29

more

Question 30

______ are the properties of fluid in motion

Answer 30

hydromechanics

Question 31

What are the three types of hydromechanics in the PP

Answer 31

laminar flow turbulent flow drag

Question 32

What type of hydromechanics occur when all molecules move parallel to each other

Answer 32

laminar flow

Question 33

what type of hydromechanics occur when all molecules are not moving parallel to each other

Answer 33

turbulent flow

Question 34

____ is the cumulative effects of turbulence and viscosity acting on an object in motion

Answer 34

drag

Question 35

____ is the force you feel that opposes your movements in the water

Answer 35

drag

Question 36

What is drag affected by?

Answer 36

frontal surface area, velocity, and shape of objects

Question 37

Water retains heat _____ more times than air

Answer 37

1000

Question 38

Water conducts head ____ times faster than ait

Answer 38

25

Question 39

what is the clinical significance of thermodynamics of water

Answer 39

patients body temp rapidly affected by water temp while the water itself remains minimally effected

Question 40

What type of equipment can be used to aquatic therapy

Answer 40

``` weights finds hydrotones paddles noodles foam dumbbells kick board thera tube belts cervical float ```

Question 41

What is the goal of the protection phase in aquatic therapy

Answer 41

to get pain to decrease