水中运动疗法治疗膝关节炎及其在社区康复中的应用

Hydrokinesi-therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and its application in community-based rehabilitation therapy

目的本文旨在通过阐述水中运动疗法及其模式对治疗膝关节的有效性并根据国情探索适合我国国情的社区水中运动项目。水中运动疗法在国外的开展已经有规模，它利用社区有效的资源最大限度的改善患者的功能，并获得良好的效果，尤其适合那些因疼痛而不能在地面上运动的老年人。因此，水中运动疗法在治疗膝关节炎可以应用于社区康复。我国的地质资源丰富，可以利用温泉水因地制宜，发展膝关节炎温泉水社区康复运动项目。

Objective The purpose of this article is to expound the treatment models of hydrokinesi-therapy and its effectiveness for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, then to explore whether hydrokinesi therapy is suitable for our country＇s community rehabilitation. The hydrokinesi- therapy has been carried out abroad, which improve the function of the patients with knee osteoarthritis as far as possible using efficient resource of community. It has obtained good results, especially for the elderly who can＇t take exercise on the ground because of pain. Therefore, the hydrokinesi-therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis can be applied to community-based rehabilitation therapy. The geological resources of our country is rich, the thermal spring water can be used to develop community rehabilitation for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.