CHRONIC
DISEASE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
HYDROTHERAPY
IN DISSEMINATION
Kokkinou
Sotiria,
Stratoglou Panagiotis, Georgiadou Evdokia
T.E.I. Thessaloniki,
Department of Physiotherapy, Greece
Dissemination is one of the
most common neurological disorders. Is a disease that affects
the Brain and the Spinal Marrow. In particular, the case that
covers the nerves, called myelin, it is destroyed and the nerve is
damaged. Myelin plays an important role on the nerve proper
function and protection. Myelin delivers the nerve messages
from the brain to the body. If the myelin and the nerve
tissues are injured a body part will not be able to move. The
same happens for senses moving from the body to the brain. As a result,
movements will be slow or even unsynchronized. In addition we
have loss of messages going to the brain. Some of the
therapeutic advantages are the following: muscle relaxation; pain
reduction; reduction of the muscle contractions and the convulsive
movements; increase and ease of the motion range; reduction of the
gravity forces; improvement of the lymph and round function; recovery
festination and complication prevention; improvement of the
neuromuscular commissural, patient independence and functional
recovery.
Apart from
the over mentioned advantages, the water plays an important
role on the psychological side of the patient. The treatment
in the water makes the patient to feel more confident, move with more
ease and is more enjoyable. In order to achieve the best desirable
result, the establishment of great collaboration between the patient
and the therapist is crucial. Finally, the socialization
level of the patient plays an important role in the overall treatment
process.
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