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AQUATIC SPORTS REHABILITATION ON FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY OF KNEE JOINT INJURY

REABILITAÇÃO ESPORTIVA AQUÁTICA NA RECUPERAÇÃO FUNCIONAL DE LESÃO DO JOELHO

REHABILITACIÓN DEPORTIVA ACUÁTICA EN LA RECUPERACIÓN FUNCIONAL DE LESIÓN DE LA RODILLA

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Knee joint injury is a common sports injury and how to speed up the recovery process is a concern for all athletes.

Objective

Determine whether aquatic sports rehabilitation nursing can accelerate the rehabilitation process of knee joint injuries.

Methods

Thirty patients with knee ligament or meniscal injury were divided into an aquatic sports group and a control group. The control group assumed general recovery measures, while the aquatic exercise group was added another 8 weeks of rehabilitation nursing with aquatic exercises. The evolution of the degree of knee joint pain, knee joint range of motion, knee joint muscle strength and other indicators before and after the experiment were compared.

Results

After 8 weeks of intervention, pain and activities of daily living in the aquatic exercise group improved significantly compared with those before the experiment; the degree of recovery from knee joint injury in the aquatic exercise group was significantly better than that in the control group, and knee joint flexion range of motion, flexor and extensor muscle strength, and other indicators in the aquatic exercise group were significantly better than those in the control group.

Conclusion

Aquatic rehabilitation exercise can accelerate the recovery process of patients with knee joint injuries. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Water Sports; Knee Joint; Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

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