The Advantages of Anti-Gravity Rehab Underwater
Posted on October 27, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine Resources, underwater Treadmill Resources, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillHydroWorx therapy pools provide the equivalent of a zero-gravity environment, ideal for patients with limitations or special considerations that prohibit land-based exercise but with the added benefits of water. Physical therapists and athletic trainers both rely on underwater anti-gravity treadmill training in an aquatic therapy pool to unweight patients and athletes while also tapping into the natural healing properties of warm water. […]
Read More6 Tips for Hydrotherapy Room Design
Posted on October 23, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, underwater Treadmill Resources, Water Therapy
When considering integrating an aquatic wellness pool into a new facility, there are many things on which to focus: When does the pool get placed? How big should the room be? What does traffic flow look like? Fortunately, the team at HydroWorx has assisted in hundreds of pool room designs and has learned some valuable tips along the way. Designing […]
Read MoreBenefits of Hot and Cold Contrast Recovery for Athletes
Posted on September 16, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Stories
We’re all ready for another season of professional football, and the athletes are geared up for the coming months of serious training, intense play, and dealing with common sports injuries like bruises, sprains and strains. The majority of our HydroWorx football customers, including the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, […]
Read MoreGuillain Barré Syndrome Case Study
Posted on September 15, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, underwater Treadmill Resources, Water TherapyAccording to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Guillain Barré syndrome is a rare disorder that can cause muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. PubMed Health describes Guillain-Barré syndrome as a serious disorder that occurs when the body’s defense (immune) system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. The extent of the disorder ranges and can be extremely […]
Read MoreProud to Announce First HydroWorx Pool in Rhode Island
Posted on August 10, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Uncategorized, Water TherapyIn the world of healthcare and sports today, many of the top hospitals, clinics, professional and collegiate sports teams use HydroWorx to rehabilitate and train patients and athletes. And we couldn’t be more proud to be a part of these facilities who are focused on healing and improving the lives of their clients. We are […]
Read MoreIncreasing Client Satisfaction through a New Approach
Posted on July 31, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe following blog post has been summarized from the recent blog article, “Want a Better Bottom Line? Think Like a Client,” published on Provider Nation, written by Peg Black, Development Director, Cerenity Senior Care. When Cerenity Senior Care began their massive five-year renovation planning process, they decided to take a different approach, which turned out […]
Read More6 Do’s and Don’ts For Designing a Pool Therapy Room
Posted on July 24, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical TherapyTherapy pools are commonly implemented into many types of facilities: senior living communities, physical therapy clinics, hospitals, sports medicine facilities and team athletic training facilities. The final product typically ends up being the crown jewel of the facility, but there are a lot of details required in order to get there. One of the key […]
Read MoreResearch compares the metabolic responses from land to underwater treadmill exercise
Posted on July 10, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe University of Maine’s exercise science department along with professors from the Rutgers Equine Science Center developed and published the research study, “The metabolic response to treadmill graded exercise: traditional vs. underwater.” The purpose of the study was to the determine the metabolic effects of four graded exercise tests performed on an underwater treadmill and then […]
Read MoreUnderwater Treadmill Walking vs. Shallow Water Walking: Benefits for Rehabilitation
Posted on May 7, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, UncategorizedDrs. Dennis Dolny and Eadric Bressel from Utah State University, teamed up to evaluate the effects of underwater treadmill walking in a HydroWorx pool versus shallow water walking in a static pool. Their findings, backed by both raw data as well as underwater camera videos, support clinicians’ anecdotal reports that their patients and athletes who […]
Read MorePatellar Tendon Revision Recovery | Case Study
Posted on April 9, 2015 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Sports Stories, underwater Treadmill Resources, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThis 22 year old professional wakeboarder underwent a patellar tendon revision. He previously had a patellar tendon repair and an ACL repair on the same knee. Following the patellar tendon revision, he began his rehab at 10 weeks post op in the HydroWorx pool at Michael Johnson Performance. During the early stages of his pool rehab, […]
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