Badgraz swimming circle therapy

Bad Ragaz ring mehtod is a one-to-one water physiotherapy concept actively participated by patients. It was initially promoted by hydrotherapists in bad Ragaz, Switzerland according to neuromuscular proprioception (PNF Technology), so it is also called underwater PNF technology. This technology is composed of many structured movement modes, including passive, active, active assistance and resistance movement. Its treatment goal is mainly focused on the level of body function and is mainly used for early rehabilitation.

Halliwick concept

Halliwick concept refers to a technical system and treatment concept used to teach all people, especially those with motor or learning disabilities, to learn to participate in water activities and finally be able to exercise and swim independently in the water. The modern halliwick concept is mainly composed of two systems, “the ten point program” and “Water specific therapy (WST)” can also be called halliwick basic course and advanced course. The former is mainly used to teach swimming skills, and the latter is extended from the former, focusing on the treatment of physical structural defects and dysfunction. There is no strict boundary between the two and complement each other in application.

Halliwick’s concept has a solid theoretical foundation and rich practical technology, It can be well compared with the international classification of function, disability and health (International Classification of functioning, disability and health, ICF). As one of the most important concepts of water exercise therapy, it has a far-reaching impact on SPA rehabilitation. So far, halliwick concept has formed a series of unique analysis, evaluation, treatment, recording and review processes, which are widely used in children’s rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation and orthopaedic rehabilitation Domain. Relevant clinical studies show that the interesting water activities advocated by halliwick concept can positively promote the learning and rehabilitation training of patients in many aspects, such as physical function, mental state, personality formation, entertainment, leisure and social communication.

Halliwick can be applied to children with cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury and musculoskeletal diseases.

Watsu

In the early 1980s, Harold dull of Harbin spa in California creatively uses Japanese finger massage (Shiatsu), meridian dredging, breathing adjustment, meditation and other health care technologies are combined with spa rehabilitation to form a unique spa rehabilitation method – Watsu. Through large-scale passive soothing exercise, Watsu combines static passive traction and a series of passive limb, head and neck movements or patterns, which can bring significant physical and mental benefits to patients, not only Reducing tension, increasing soft tissue flexibility and expanding joint mobility can make patients enter a deep relaxation state, so as to improve the symptoms of chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder.

We were born in the amniotic fluid of our mother’s womb, so water is of great significance to everyone. Some experimenters shared that they felt like a fish or a seaweed, a free flying bird during the Watsu treatment. Watsu can create deep relaxation meditation and weightlessness for the experimenter. Weightlessness also plays an important role in the course of treatment. When the experimenter closes the brain, the body will enter a completely relaxed state and lose self-control and gravity. The buoyancy of water works with resistance and physiotherapists to create a unique water experience for the experimenter.

Watsu’s goal is to make the body completely free and relaxed in the water. Generally speaking, “sense of freedom” and “sense of security” cannot coexist. When you are free, you will feel insecure. Only when you have attachment can you feel safe, but such attachment brings restrictions invisibly, and you are not really free. However, in Watsu, the two can coexist. The unity with water makes you feel so safe and free at the same time, and wonderful healing comes with it.

Water Tai Chi

Water Taiji is a set of spa rehabilitation technology developed by Japanese scholar Jun Konno after learning from the concepts and actions of lightness skill and Taijiquan. During the training process, pay attention to posture control, respiratory control and active relaxation, including a series of soothing and large-scale movements, which are divided into upper limbs, upper limbs and trunk, upper limbs and trunk, etc. the main treatment goal is to prevent falls and loosen connective tissue.

Water Tai Chi is a new type of water sports suitable for public fitness. Just like Chinese traditional Tai Chi, it emphasizes the perception of muscles and correct movement mode. Pay attention to body posture, breathing and vision during practice. Tai Chi in the water can help us establish a correct breathing pattern and awaken the muscle feelings we have forgotten, so as to relax our body and mind.

Other studies have shown that water Tai Chi can prevent falls in the elderly. In cold winter, the elderly have a high probability of falling. Xiaobian will share the main reasons for the elderly’s falling:

It is mainly due to the increase of age, the occurrence of senile osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, the sharp reduction of lower limb walking activities due to pain, the poor strength of muscles, resulting in poor walking stability and uncoordinated elderly people.

We should also consider whether the elderly have cervical or lumbar degeneration, cervical and lumbar disc herniation and spinal canal stenosis, resulting in acid swelling, numbness, pain and muscle strength decline of lower limbs, which is also easy to cause falls.

Some elderly people faint due to lack of blood and oxygen supply to the brain, brain dysfunction and loss of consciousness.

Hobbling gait is a common gait among the elderly. The center of gravity of the body moves forward, making the body in a forward leaning state and increasing the risk of falling.

For the above reasons, due to pain and vertebral body lesions, the elderly have limited activities, decreased muscle strength and unstable posture. In order to prevent the elderly from falling, water Tai Chi is the most suitable exercise. Compared with land sports, water Tai Chi can not worry about falling and injury due to losing balance. At the same time, it can more effectively prevent falls.