Hydroworx

Underwater treadmill therapy has proven particularly helpful for patients who:

• Are dealing with arthritis-related joint pain
• Have suffered stress fractures and have been given weight-bearing precautions
• Are, post-op, having difficulty regaining range of motion due to pain
• Are having balance and confidence deficits, not quite trusting a lower extremity
• Are athletes recovering from an injury who need interval training against resistance

Benefits of Underwater Treadmill Training:

• Promotes early range of motion
• Initiates gait training in a low impact environment
• Enhances muscle strengthening
• Increases healing and strengthening of injured tissue
• Reduces joint stiffness

Benefits of aquatic therapy

• Increased buoyancy relieves the pressure on stressed joints, provides a low impact form of exercising
• While exercising in chest deep water, the body is 80% weightless, bearing only 20% weight
• Warm water improves circulation and can help with increasing range of motion in stiff joint
• Hydrostatic pressure improves circulation helping to decrease inflammation, swelling and pain
• Water provides a natural resistance for strengthening

What to expect during a Hydroworx appointment

• Please arrive 10 minutes early the appointment
• Session duration: about 60 minutes
• Towels are provided
• Water temperature is kept at 97-98 degrees

Request your appointment today by calling 317.817.1200