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 40 minutes
- 1-2 minutes to fill/drain the tank during your appointment
- Towels are provided
- Water temperature is kept at 96 degrees
Request your appointment today by calling 317.817.1200
