Effective therapeutic swimming for scoliosis

Swimming for scoliosis helps to strengthen the skeletal musculature of the back and correct the offset of the vertebral column. Medical types of navigation require proper breathing, therefore, prevent respiratory and heart failure. Dosed training is accompanied by a delay of inhalation and exhalation that trains intercostal muscles.

How to help water treatment

Therapeutic swimming for scoliosis is used to correct the shape of the back. If it is flat (with a flattened thoracic kyphosis and straightened lordosis), you should lie on the water the abdomen. When round deformation (increased thoracic kyphosis) is required to lie on water back.

Pathological lordosis (internal concavity of the vertebral column) can be cured breaststroke or butterfly in pogrebke. It should be noted that the enhancement of lordosis requires the use of auxiliary equipment, which is foam Board.

For the treatment of diseases of the spine, each exercise should be performed after preliminary study with the instructor. Almost all pathologies have to perform breathing exercises. It activates the respiratory function, while reducing physical stress.

Breathing exercises performed after a course of corrective exercises (depending on the fitness of the individual). In the initial stages recommended 1 or 2 cycles of the breathing exercise according to the method of Katharina Schroth.

swimming exercises List

In the treatment of scoliosis of 1 degree swimming is performed as follows:

• In a standing position, place hands on the edge. Breathe in with the breath and lower your head into the water. On the exhale, pull the legs back and put your head down. The chin should touch the body. Return to the starting position. The number of repeats 20 times;
• Swim back stroke with 2 hands. Before performing the discover method. The distance to overcome on the back – 200 meters;
• Overcome the 100-meter backstroke same as previous step, but with the change of hands;
• When swimming breaststroke 300 meters each stroke should be performed on the inhale, but the footwork and hands have to be separated. On the inhale lower your head into the water, and after that operate the legs. On the exhale padimate knees to the stomach and keep your back straight. Socks knees should be unfolded at an angle of 45 degrees. For gliding through the water, you need to work legs for 2 seconds
• To correct curvatures of the vertebral column it is necessary to swim crawl at the length of 200 meters
• Swimming the butterfly procedure to strengthen the muscle of the back frame when the bridging distance 200 meters. The stroke needs to make a half-bent hands. At the time of the stroke back should be level and carry on to hold with straight legs;
• Training should be complete breathing exercises. If the final stage ends earlier for the lesson should be added using a plastic Board. Hands place on it, and your feet should mimic the style of the crawl. When lifting the head you need to exercise the breath, and the body positioning in the water horizontally.

Therapeutic exercise in water

Physical therapy for lateral curvature of the spine in the water allows you to strengthen certain muscle groups that are in a state of hypertonicity. For these purposes, are the following procedures:

• flip-Flops back and forth
• Breathing exercises;
• Charging on the back – one leg pressed her head to his ear, and the second makes a stroke that is similar to swimming movements. When you return to the starting position should change the position of the hands;
• In a shallow part of the basin should be performed on the elements of a game called "water Polo";
• With outstretched hands to perform the slide on the water. On the water and lie exactly horizontally. Perform each exercise with breath.

Even better would be the implementation of exercise therapy in combination with water aerobics. Impact on individual groups of muscles can use swimming facilities.

Should pay attention to the fact that inability to swim is not a contraindication to use of gymnastics for scoliosis. Classes are held in the shallow pool supervised by a professional instructor after a preliminary briefing from the doctor. Wellness physical therapy course involves a number of activities that allow a person to get comfortable in the water.

Important guidelines

The Objectives of water treatment in lateral curvature of the spine:

• Securing and developing the habits to the correct location of the shoulder girdle;
• Correction of deformities of the spinal column;
• Education of habits of correct posture
• Correction of flat foot;
• Normalization of the stereotype of breath.

The Dosed swimmingsuggests exercising at least 3 times a week. Comfortable water temperature in the pool is 28-32 degrees.

Most Often treated scoliosis swimming using the style of "the brass breast". It causes the increased mobility of the pelvis and the housing that prevents dislocations and subluxations of the vertebrae. Attention! In the presence of intervertebral hernia of brass contraindicated!

In this situation, you should choose the crawl. It does not increase the mobility of the spinal segment.

The medical swimming, there are combinations of styles. For example, "butterfly — Dolphin". Complex work involves periodic feet. First, as with the butterfly, and then, similar to a Dolphin.

In its pure form for scoliosis, these methods do not apply and are selected by the doctor depending on the pathology features.

In conclusion highlight a few important principles of "water" treatment of lateral curvature:

• When I equally used the swimming on the breast breaststroke and crawl to the feet. You have increased kyphosis it is advisable to prefer brass
• Swimming for scoliosis II degree requires the use of foam boards and fins;
• With the deformation III and IV swimming procedures shall apply only to preparation for surgery.

Therefore, swimming for scoliosis is quite effective method to repair lateral displacement of the spinal column, but requires special medical complexes under the guidance of a physician and instructor in physical therapy.