Aquatic Therapy
Aquatic therapy is one of the oldest and most effective treatments for physical therapy. Buoyancy decreases weight bearing and lessens impact on joints. Warm water helps alleviate pain.
What is Aquatic Therapy?
Aquatic therapy is also known as water therapy, pool therapy or hydrotherapy. It is a form of physical therapy performed in warm water.
Goals and benefits:
- Improved cardiopulmonary fitness
- Quicker recovery after surgery
- Improved mobility and muscle strength
- Better posture
- Improved gait
- Decreased pain
- Improved muscle tone
- Enhanced flexibility
- Improved balance, reaction time and safety while moving around
Aquatic therapy helps with:
- Advanced osteoporosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Obesity and recovery from weight loss surgery
- Spine surgery recovery
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Low back dysfunction
- Post bariatric surgery
- Post joint replacement surgery
- Chronic pain
- Prenatal and postpartum ailments
- Muscle strains
- Ligament sprains
- Sports injuries
How to Get Started with Aquatic Therapy
Your physician must provide a referral to physical therapy. A physical therapist completes an evaluation in the office and determines your treatment plan. Your personalized plan may include aquatic therapy.
Aquatic therapy locations:
Severna Park Community Center
623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Severna Park, MD 21146
Kids First Swim School
6836 A-B Racetrack Rd.
Bowie, MD 20715
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