10 Point Program Haliwick

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The Ten-Point-Programme of the Halliwick Concept

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Point Mental Adjustment Learn to react appropriately to water. Of great


1 Importance is adjustmant to fluidmechanics
(buoyancy, flow conditions, waves)
Breat control also is an important topic in this
point..

Point Sagittal Rotation The ability to control movements with left-right


2 Control components around the sagittal axis of the
body, especially in upright situations.

Point Transversal Rotation The ability to control movements around a


3 Control transverse axis of the body (with flexion –
extension components), e.g.lying down,
standing up,rocking in a chair position.

Point Longitudinal Rotation The ability to control movements around the


4 Control longitudinal axis of the body. Especially
important in supine: rolling over from supine to
supine. Therapeutically, a counter-rotation is of
higher importance.

Point Combined Rotation The ability to control a „corkscrew“movement


5 Control around a combination of the previous axes, e.g
rotating to supine while falling forward or when
losing lateral stability.

Point Upthrust / Mental The client should understand that the water
6 Inversion supports and that he/she does not sink.
Maintaining a position in a stable and relaxed
Point Balance in Stillness way without compensatory movements of arms
7 or legs, e.g. stand, chair position, oblique,
supine. This point focuses on efficient and
effective postural control.

Point Turbulent Gliding The client glides in the wake of the instructor,
8 who walks backward. The client has to control
unwanted movements with head and trunk.

Point Simple Progression A smalll swimming movement with the hands as


9 a preparation for a real propulsive activity.
Important is to have automatic trunk control.

Point 10 Basic Halliwick A propulsive swimming movement with the


Movement arms (rowing). Individual adaptation because of
impairment is allowed.

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