TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hydrotherapy: The Use of Water as a Therapeutic Agent A1 - Bukowski, Elaine L. A1 - Nolan, Thomas P. A2 - Bellew, James W. A2 - Michlovitz, Susan L. A2 - Nolan Jr., Thomas P. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e AB - Hydrotherapy is the use of water to facilitate healing and exercise and to enable patients to achieve therapy goals. The properties of water provide treatment options that might otherwise be difficult or impossible to provide with land-based interventions. For example, in a pool, a patient can be placed in non-weight-bearing positions—supine, prone, or sitting—with the use of buoyant devices. Movement and exercise of the upper and lower extremities can be facilitated in these positions by the effects of buoyancy. Water in the pool can serve as resistance to exercise to facilitate muscle strengthening. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180666681 ER -