An investigation into aquatic facilities as a branch of physiotherapy in Uganda's health facilities. (a case of Sonia's Physiotherapy Clinic.)

Abstract

Recently, in Uganda, there has been an ever-increasing awareness and engagement in aquatic activities. These aquatic activities are grouped into utilitarian aquatic activities which may include health aquatic activities, exploration aquatic activities, aquatic farming activities and may others. Recreational aquatic activities may include swimming, sliding, boating, and many others. In Uganda today, recreational aquatic activities have been explored to commendable levels and the curve is still rising. On the other hand, utilitarian aquatic activities are seen to be slagging behind for several reasons. This research seeks to lessen the gap in this field of utilitarian aquatic activities by focusing solely on health aquatic activities in Uganda’s heath facilities. Uganda being a mixed economy means that whereas the government is directly involved in resource allocation, so is the private sector and this is majorly profit driven. This has therefore resulted in the growth od recreational aquatic activities because they are a more profiting enterprise as opposed to the utilitarian aquatic activities. Never the less, with the development of the economy, we can always expect advancement in any direction and of late we can see the development health aquatic activities in some private enterprises while others have plans of implementing them. This research therefore seeks to study the existing projects in the field of aquatic activities in health facilities, set precedence and draw conclusions and recommendations for the future establishment of these facilities in other health facilities.