Aquatic Therapy
Aquatic rehabilitation is offered in conjunction with current rehabilitation programs at our North County office. Aquatic rehabilitation will often allow earlier intervention of therapy while concurrently decreasing patient's pain, thereby improving confidence and compliance.
Aquatic rehabilitation combines the beneficial effects of exercise and water to create an optimal environment for rehabilitation. The greatest benefits of this therapy are primarily due to three physical properties of water: buoyancy, viscosity, and hydrostatic pressure. These physical properties make this medium superior to air for exercising, especially early in the rehabilitation process.
PRORehab uses a SwimEx pool for Aquatic Therapy, which features a patented paddlewheel propulsion system that can produce a water speed of 6.5 mph. This pool's multiple water depths, distinct work stations, and deep water running platform provide an environment for upper and lower extremity exercises, running, walking, swimming, and plyometric work.
If you have any questions regarding aquatic therapy at PRORehab, please contact us at info@prorehabpc.com or call (314) 972-1442.
Common diagnoses treated with Aquatic Rehabilitation:
- Adhesive capsulitis
- Gleno-humeral instability
- Rotator cuff tear and repair
- Bankart repair
- ACL,MCL,PCL reconstruction
- Patello-femoral pain
- S/P meniscectomy
- Acute muscle strains
- Stress fractures
- Total joint replacements
- Arthritis and rheumatic diseases
- Degenerative disc & joint disease
- Mechanical low back pain
- Industrial back injuries
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic pain
- Athletic injuries
Benefits of Aquatic Therapy:
- Unload the spine and peripheral joints
- Improve ROM
- Spinal stabilization
- Postural re-education
- Strengthening
- Functional training
- Decrease edema and pain
- Cardio-vascular conditioning
- Gait training
- Proprioception and balance training
- Concurrent treatment of multiple injuries
- Decrease muscle spasms
- Improve tolerance to land-based exercise
- Improve patient confidence
Aquatic Therapy is offered at the Florissant PRORehab location.