May 1992
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19 Citations
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
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May 1992
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20 Reads
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19 Citations
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
... Aquatic immersion increases blood circulation, reduces edema, lessens pain, provides resistance, and diminishes weight-bearing forces and creates a favorable environment to treat injuries, moderate muscle soreness, promote restoration, restore movement, and decrease potential trauma during exercise (10,98). In addition to recuperative purposes, it has been suggested that aquatic exercise can complement land-based training to improve aerobic performance (15,35,48), body composition (23), flexibility (76), speed (75,80), strength (23,48,55,75), power (4,76,80), and change of direction (1,4), while moderating perceived exertion (41,80), fatigue (90), and muscle damage and soreness (5,55,80,93) in athletic populations. ...
May 1992
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise