Pool Therapy Albany NY

Pool therapy at HectorPT-Latham NY.

Let aquatic therapy help your rehabilitation.

Aquatic Therapy takes advantage of the physical properties of water, especially buoyancy. When submerged in water, buoyancy supports a patient’s weight, facilitating exercise without the forces present with routine land-based programs, thus reducing joint stress.

Common goals of aqua therapy programs include:

• Improving flexibility

• Improving balance and coordination

• Building muscle strength and endurance

• Enhancing aerobic capacity

• Improve gait and locomotion

• Reducing stress and promoting relaxation

  Benefits of Aquatic Therapy:

• WATER TEMPERATURE facilitates muscle relaxation and increases peripheral circulation; stimulates body awareness, balance, and trunk stability 

• VISCOSITY OF WATER: provides resistance for strength training 

• THE REDUCTION OF GRAVITATIONAL FORCES: in the pool allows the patient to stand and begin gait training and strengthening exercises without causing further damage to healing structures 

• BUOYANCY: in warm water results in decreased pain sensitivity and supports the joints and one's body weight. It reduces gravitational pull and lessens compressive forces overall. 

• IMPROVEMENT OF CONFIDENCE can be established by providing a positive medium in which to function.

Schedule a physical therapy evaluation to find out if Pool Therapy is appropriate for you. From the evaluation findings our therapists can establish a plan of care to get you back on the road to recovery.