Refer to our outpatient aquatic therapy. Aquatic therapy has been connected with improved outcomes for a number of conditions:
💧 The warm pool temperature combined with the compressive nature of water results in muscle relaxation, reduced muscular guarding, decreased spasm, decreased pain sensitivity, and increased joint motion. The effects of the warm pool facilitate greater motion in the joints and muscles requiring rehabilitation.
💧 In the case of injury or post-surgical rehabilitation, the buoyancy creates adjustable, partial weight bearing. Thein and Brody-Thein demonstrated that submersion to the level of the anterior superior iliac spine creates a 54% weight reduction. Using deeper parts of the pool increases the weight reduction. In addition, submersion decreases the amount of muscle activation required for independent motion by as much as 75%. The partial weight bearing effect allows for earlier, independent range of motion for issues such as shoulder rehabilitation.
💧 The buoyancy also allows patients to practice upright postures and functional patterns that might not be fully possible on land. Ambulation and correct upright posture require less strength than on land. Unweighting can provide needed support to joints that would have been painful in full weight bearing and that would have inhibited therapy progress. During gait training, buoyancy greatly decreases the speed of falls. Slower falling not only increases patient confidence; it gives patients greater opportunity to detect postural errors and to practice recovery.
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