ORANGE CITY, Iowa - For someone in need of physical/occupational therapy, water can be a fun, comfortable setting for rehabilitation. But installing, operating and maintaining a therapeutic pool can ...
This week we are going to talk about warm water pool therapy, something that is extremely helpful to the rehabilitative process and something which we employ as physical therapists on a daily basis to ...
Aquatic therapy, or physical therapy that takes place in a pool or other aquatic environment, offers help for many with chronic pain and other conditions that affect movement. For patients who have ...
After breaking an ankle or wrenching a back, getting better can be a delicate balance. You need to take it easy, avoid pain and allow an injury to heal, but at the same time, you have to bolster ...
Aquatic therapy uses the physical properties of water to assist in patient rehabilitation. Since November of 2006, the Aquatic Center has been open to the public for use of the exercise pools and the ...
Low Impact, In-Home, Soothing Warm Water Aquatic Therapy for a better life! Warm water aquatic therapy has been growing in popularity as a viable prescription, but gaining access to a heated pool for ...
Emulating her heroine, Ariel, Darby Creegar likes to practice mermaid kicks while Karen Grant, a swim instructor, assists her. Darby, 4, started swimming last year, and loves the water. She has ...
Warm water pool therapy is a therapeutic activity that has many useful properties when it comes to physical therapy and physical rehabilitation. The first property of water that makes this modality ...
Washington Cathedral’s new Recreation Center in Redmond houses a zero-entry swimming pool on the northeast corner of the facility. A zero entry pool has a “beach-front” entry, which allows a person to ...
Fitness pros share their favorite exercises to do in the swimming pool. (Getty Creative) Let’s be honest: The last thing you want to do on a hot summer day is go for a run. But just because the pool ...