Aquatic therapy is a unique, alternative form of physical therapy, which takes place under the direct guidance of a trained and experienced Healthcare Professional, specializing in Aquatic Therapy. Aquatic Therapy is also referred to as Water Therapy, Aquatic Rehabilitation, Aqua Therapy, Pool Therapy, Therapeutic Aquatic Exercise or Hydrotherapy.
What is Pool Therapy?
Aquatic therapy is unique from aquatic exercise due to its medically-based regimen and direct engagement with a licensed healthcare professional.
What makes Preferred Rehabilitation's Aquatic Therapy Stand Out?
- PRI is one of the very few rehabilitation facilities to exclusively offer the most advanced aquatic therapy with our innovative SwimEx Pool™.
- The SwimEx Pool technology is the preferred therapy pool for the NFL, NBA, and MLB.
- Local hospitals and surrounding medical community refer their aquatic therapy patients to Preferred Rehabilitation because their patients feel safer, start therapy sooner, recover faster, and get the most out of their exercise.
Benefits of Aquatic Therapy
- Water’s zero-impact environment is ideal for recovering from an injury.
- Warm water provides a relaxing and therapeutic environment for aching joints and muscles while increasing circulation.
- Water’s natural viscosity or resistance is used for muscle strengthening, stability, and accelerates rehabilitation progression.
- Weightlessness means our patients receive therapy with less joint stress and pressure.
- Taking weight off any injury allows for therapy protocols to begin much sooner than traditional land-based treatments.
- Buoyancy allows for flotation and the reduction in body weight, while eliminating the adverse effects of gravity on injured joints and muscles.
- Hydrostatic pressure supports and stabilizes our patients, allowing those with balance and pain deficits to perform exercises without fear of falling, decreasing pain and improving cardiovascular concerns.
- A controlled current allows our therapists to gently manipulate each patient through their designed therapeutic exercise.
- The respiratory muscles are highly engaged in water and provide a natural strengthening, which benefit our patients long after their therapy session has ended.
Ready to explore the transformative capabilities of PRI's Aquatic Therapy? Contact us to begin your reduced recovery time with our exclusive Aquatic Therapy Program.