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If you have been injured, undergone surgery or some type of immobilization, aquatic pt may offer an excellent adjunctive component to your rehabilitation. Aquatic physical therapy can help facilitate your improvement by a reduction of gravitational forces and the utilization of buoyancy and hydrostatic pressure.

Weight bearing can often be initiated quickly in the pool due to a decrease of force on the weight bearing joints. Water also allows for an infinite number of movements that are often not possible on land. Weak muscles can be assisted by buoyancy and high-speed movement can increase edema, lymphadema and improve circulation. Warm water is also quite relaxing and in some instances can help reduce muscle spasm and spasticity. Using warm water, therapists employ such diverse techniques as Bad Ragaz Ring Method, Halliwick Method and WATSU (water shiatsu). Be sure to ask your physician about aquatic physical therapy at Therapy Plus.