Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic exercise helps reduce compression on the joints and allows the person to move and walk with greater ease.

Aquatic Therapy Location

Aquatic therapy is available at Memorial Hospital West.

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Aquatic therapy can be ideal for adults and children who need to gain strength and endurance, improve balance and reduce pain. Water has wonderful and unique properties that are beneficial for people who are not able to exercise on land or who would benefit from aquatic exercise along with land-based exercise.

Why Choose Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic exercise reduces the effects of gravity. For example, standing in shoulder-deep water reduces 80 percent of the weight on the legs and back. This helps reduce compression on the joints and allows the person to move and walk with greater ease. The pressure of the warm water also improves circulation, which can help muscles relax and promote healing and reduce swelling.

Conditions that would benefit from aquatic therapy include: aquatic rehabilitation

Arthritis
Chronic pain
Fibromyalgia
Gait and balance disorders
Joint replacements
Low back pain
Orthopedic injuries
Pediatric developmental delay
Postoperative patients
Shoulder and neck problems
Sports Injuries
Stroke

A physical or occupational therapist will be in the pool during aquatic therapy, so the patient does not need to know how to swim. Stairs and a lift chair help patients enter the pool.