Functional Upper Limb Swimming

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Swimming is an aquatic physical therapy in a swimming pool. Based on Oxford Dictionary, 2010, swimming is defined as the sport or activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs. One part of rehabilitation and recovery for amputee is by getting into the water (Young, 2008). By swimming it can generate propulsion and minimise resistance by coordinating a number of complex body movements (Conor Osborough, Daniel Daly & Carl Payton, 2015). Other than that, swimming can make the amputee tends to have short stroke length and higher stroke rate than to fully functional upper limb swimmers (Vanlandewijck, Y. & Thompson, W., 2011). This is because amputee upper limb rely more on their ability to kick and this will eventually directly

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