Boca Raton, Florida 33433
Phone: (561) 939-2033
Fax: (561) 939-2037
13550 South Jog Road, Suite 100
Delray Beach, Florida 33446
Phone: (561) 496-5144
Fax: (561) 496-5201
OnetoOne takes our rewarding methods of hands-on therapy into the water. The buoyancy, support and accommodating resistance of water enhance exercise and create a safe environment for progressive rehabilitation. The water has been most rewarding for patients diagnosed with spinal stenosis and recovering from both hip and knee replacement surgeries.
Some of the benefits of Aquatic Therapy include:
- Improve Strength and Endurance
- Increase Range of Motion
- Normalize Muscle Tone
- Improve Balance and Coordination
- Protects Joints During Exercise
- Improve Circulation
- Decrease Swelling
- Reduce Stress
OnetoOne's Aquatic Therapy programs help you recover faster. A customized aquatic therapy treatment program can allow both injured and geriatric patients to exercise with a greater range of motion without hurting joints or re-injuring themselves. Our therapists are trained and certified in special advanced therapy techniques such as Halliwick, Bad Rhagaz and Watsu.
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After an illness, injury, or surgery, a patient's sensitivity to pain may be increased or the ability to bear weight on the injured area limited. In water, the pull of gravity on the body is not as strong as on land, therefore motion and functional activity are more comfortable. Water supports the body, reduces joint stress, and provides resistance and assistance to movement. Patients can improve mobility, strength, and function rapidly during the healing process.
Four components of aquatic therapy that 'land based' therapies may not offer:
Buoyancy - Provides assistance and support. It is used to decrease gravitational forces placed on weak limbs that are less able to bear weight. Buoyancy allows a person to move more easily with decreased stress on muscles, joints, and bones.
Aquatic therapy is provided in a heated pool, temperatures ranging from 94-96 degrees. The warm water relaxes muscles and allows for improved joint range of motion.
Hydrostatic Pressure - The water surrounding the body helps circulate blood from the legs to the heart, often reducing any swelling in the ankles and feet. Once swelling is reduced, joint tenderness may decrease and range of motion can increase.
Resistance - Allows for improvement in balance and strength in all muscle directions. On land, resistance is felt in only one direction, which leads to an over development of some muscles and under utilization of others. Resistance also increases sensory awareness.
Who can benefit from aquatic therapy?
Though aquatic therapy is not recommended for certain medical conditions, the vast majority of people can participate. Individuals with a variety of disabilities and orthopedic conditions can participate in aquatic therapy. Those with back problems, knee injuries, ankle injuries, strokes, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and those who have orthopedic surgeries are just a few of the individuals who may benefit from aquatic therapy.
