Overview
The book indicates the modes of operation and the practical applications of the various aquatic rehabilitation methods, drawing from both scientific evidence taken from the most significant publications in the field, as well as the practical experience of the authors. The text addresses the many aspects of aquatic rehabilitation: from its historical background to its physiological and biomechanical principles, the preparation of protocols and work programs to the management of patients based on their anthropometric and functional conditions, and finally the various objectives and pathologies in question. The volume places particular focus on practical applications in the context of specific diseases, with continuous references focused both on the scientific literature and the practical experience gained by the authors in the field. The test is accompanied by a comprehensive workbook, which includes 450 photographs of more than 120 exercises designed for the various anatomical regions of the body and for various pathological situations, using the latest tools. The volume is enriched by a video section (100 videos) dedicated to aquatic exercise. Potential readers: rehabilitation specialists, physiotherapists, motor science graduates, swim teachers.
Full Product Details
Author: Piero Benelli ,
Milco Zanazzo
Publisher: Edi.ermes srl
Imprint: Edi.ermes srl
Edition: 14th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 27.00cm
ISBN: 9788870515183
ISBN 10: 8870515184
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 October 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Piero Benelli, a Sports Medicine Physician, with a past as a swimmer, pentathlete, and swimming trainer. Since 2008, he is the team doctor of the Italian men's volleyball team and, since 1988, of the team Victoria Libertas Basket Pesaro, with a period of collaboration (2001-2007) with the Italian men's basketball team. He has been teaching of the School of Motor Sciences in Carlo Bo University of Urbino, and of university master programs at Schools of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Surgery (Siena and Bologna), Italy. He has decades of experience in traumatology and rehabilitation, not just in athletics. As the director of several rehabilitation centers, and as a participant in training projects in the sector, he has accumulated significant experience in aquatic rehabilitation. He has published several scientific articles, and has lectured at numerous national and international conferences in this sector, which has allowed him to become a reference in the field. Milco Zanazzo, graduated in Sport Science and Physiotherapy, has always been dedicated to rehabilitation and uses hydrotherapy since 1990. He is a member of the Rehabilitation Committee of SIGASCOT (Societa Italiana del Ginocchio, Artroscopia, Sport, Cartilagine, Tecnologie Ortopediche) and a teacher of Rehabilitation in Sports Traumatology in the Italian Academy of Osteopathic Medicine in Saronno (Varese, Italy). As the coordinator of Edi.Ermes's Hydrokinetics Training Course (Milan), he has accumulated experience in the sector, participating as a speaker in various educational projects, and is Head of physiotherapists at the AZIMUT rehabilitation level-I Health Facility in Biella and Milan (Italy).
