HYDROTHERAPY
At CW Physio’s we have the appropriate equipment and skills to provide effective hydrotherapy sessions at our designated facilities.
Hydrotherapy is a treatment modality where the physiotherapy session is performed in water. This is usually done in a heated pool with easy access via a ramp or a hoist into and out of the pool. Once the patient is safe to, we provide them with a completed and tested home hydrotherapy program.
The buoyancy effect of the water, together with guided physiotherapy exercises, provides many benefits including:
- Reduces pain
- Improves aerobic fitness
- Improves balance and coordination
- Allows standing in those patients who are unable to weight-bear out of the water
- Reduces the fear of falling
- Improves the range of motion in the joints
- Provides a relaxing and calming experience
Hydrotherapy can be utilized for a variety of conditions, such as:
- Postsurgical: Following hip or knee replacements, back surgery or ligament reconstruction.
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Stroke
- Chronic pain
- Musculoskeletal injuries such as: Osteoarthritis, low back pain and ankylosing spondylitis.
- Paediatric conditions such as: Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida and Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
