Below are some common conditions and injuries which may be treated by a physical therapist. To learn more about a condition or injury at a specific area simply hover over and click on the body part of interest. You will then be allowed the opportunity to obtain more information by clicking on the specific condition or injury which you would like to learn more about.
While the circumpolar current is the dominant feature of the Southern Ocean, there are other important flows in the north-south direction and in the vertical plane. The average depth of the ocean ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 metres.he temperature of the water in the Southern Ocean has a powerful influence on the climate of much of the earth. The current is not always stable. It can develop disturbances called waves or eddies which involve the entire water column.
Largest-ever Ozone Hole over Antarctica. A NASA instrument has detected an Antarctic ozone hole (what scientists call an ozone depletion area) that is three times larger than the entire land mass of the United Statesâthe largest such area ever observed. The hole expanded to a record size of approximately 11 million square miles (28.3 million square kilometers) on Sept. 3, 2000. The previous record was approximately 10.5 million square miles (27.2 million square km) on Sept. 19, 1998. The ozone hole's size currently has ...