The effect of rehabilitation exercises in aquatic environment on some physiological and physical variables for athletes with chronic knee joint pain

Abstract

The research aims to find out the effect of rehabilitation exercises in the aquatic environment on some physiological and physical variables for athletes with chronic knee joint pain. The research sample was randomly selected for athletes with chronic knee joint pain whose ages ranged between 18-28 years and their number was (10) athletes from males suffering from this pain, The researchers used the experimental method as it is the most appropriate method to solve the research problem. The sample was divided into two groups of equal number, each with (5) infected persons. The first group was rehabilitated under the supervision of the researchers, and the second group was rehabilitated independently, and pre-tests were carried out after the goal of the study was explained. The research for the participants and obtaining their official approval took place on 12/1/2023, and the post-tests were on 3/1/2024 in the Spanish swimming pool located in Babil Governorate, Hilla District, in the Al-Iskan area. The tests included some physical variables, such as a 6-minute walk and a heart stress test. The researchers concluded that training in the aquatic environment on a regular basis in swimming pools and under the supervision of researchers affects the variables mentioned above, and that self-training leads to obtaining inefficient results due to the sample’s lack of commitment to training on an ongoing basis.