Open AccessAquatic physiotherapy: a vestibular rehabilitation option
Author(s) -
Carolina Maria Maia Pereira,
Jalene de Sarah Pinheiro do Vale,
Wellington Pinheiro de Oliveira,
Denise da Silva Pinto,
Renato Valério Rodrigues Cal,
Yaná Jinkings de Azevedo,
Fayez Bahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1808-8694
pISSN - 1808-8686
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.12.003
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , balance (ability) , vestibular rehabilitation , vestibular system , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , medicine , protocol (science) , dynamic balance , audiology , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
Vestibular rehabilitation is a fundamental resource for vestibular symptom control. Its performance in the aquatic environment is considered safe for the physical activities of the elderly, because they act simultaneously on musculoskeletal disorders and balance improvement.
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