For people living with chronic pain, traditional exercise can be too painful. Pool therapy offers a solution that accelerates healing and rehabilitation.
Water offers a zero-impact environment that’s perfect for recovering from an injury. This is the main benefit of hydrotherapy; other advantages include:
- Hydrostatic Support: Water gently compresses the body to help reduce swelling and improve circulation.
- Thermal Integration: Aquatic therapy pools are kept at a temperature designed to relax your muscles, which increases flexibility.
- Variable Resistance: A SwimEx therapy pool has a customizable current that offers a calibrated amount of resistance for low-impact rehabilitation and pain relief.
At Preferred Rehabilitation, we offer hydrotherapy in our SwimEx pool to treat a variety of conditions. Get the relief you need by booking your appointment today!
4 Things You Can Expect from Pool Therapy
Aquatic therapy exercises help reduce or eliminate the discomfort of exercise for those already struggling with pain. It’s all due to water lifting 90% of your body weight.
Being suspended in water reduces the pressure and impact on your joints. This allows you to exercise longer and more efficiently, which acceleartes your rehabilitation.
Those who seek hydrotherapy from a physical therapist soon experience the other real-life benefits of this treatment, such as:
1. Hydrostatic Compression
In the aquatic environment, your body benefits from something called hydrostatic pressure.
This refers to the gentle compression and support that water offers your body from every angle. This constant, uniform pressure helps reduce swelling and inflammation and improves circulation.
This helps you do the work that helps you while avoiding the pain associated with the gravity of land-based movement.
2. Soothing Through Thermal Integration
Your physical therapist maintains their therapy pool at warm temperatures that help relax your muscles.
When you’re immersed in this heated environment, you can expand your range of motion and flexibility that you can’t in a cold-air clinic.
A therapy is the ideal environment for your body to move fluidly while minimizing pain and maximizing fluidity.
3. Variable Resistance: The SwimEx Advantage
An aquatic therapy program that incorporates a SwimEx therapy pool offers precision recovery.
Unlike traditional pools with turbulent jets, the SwimEx creates a smooth-flowing current that offers a customizable level of resistance.
From gentle rehabilitation to higher-level strengthening, this calibrated current helps users build muscle and relieve pain with far less joint stress.
Comprehensive Physical Therapy Services in Metro Detroit
Pool therapy can help with lots of things, and it’s best used as part of your overall physical therapy program.
The best local physical therapists develop a regimen that incorporates a variety of treatment options. Your plan is determined after a thorough evealuation of your injuries, pain, and functional limitations.
After conducing your postural and biomechanical assessments your physical therapist and their team develops a treatment plan based on their services, including:
- Standard physical therapy
- Work conditioning
- Myofascial release therapy
- Tracition therapy for neck and back pain
By now, you’re ready to seek the help from the best physical therapy team serving your community.
Choose Preferred Rehabilitation for Pool Therapy and More
If you’re struggling with pain and discomfort, you might benefit from hydrotherapy from a local physical therapist.
At Preferred Rehabilitation, we provide a wide range of physical therapy services from our office in Allen Park, Michigan. We offer our services to client from all over the area, including:
- Dearborn
- Dearborn Heights
- Detroit
- Lincoln Park
- Taylor and more
Imagine working with a team of experts who are dedicated toward reducing your pain, restoring your mobility, and living your best life.
You can have that when you call (313) 928-0700 or contact us online to schedule a consultation!