3 Things You Need to Know About Active Recovery
Posted on November 27, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Sports Stories, Training Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillActive recovery is a very valuable tool that can be used to improve performance. Performance specialists are starting to find that keeping muscles and joints moving after intense training days keeps their athletes better equipped to handle subsequent intense training days. There are many ways to keep the body in motion on a “rest” day, […]
Read MoreHydroWorx Now Offers Convenient, Cost-Effective Financing Options
Posted on October 18, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillDo you believe in the power of water? But have you thought that implementing aquatic therapy is too expensive and unprofitable? Think again. Owning a HydroWorx pool is easier than you think now. A HydroWorx pool can be installed in a facility for minimal upfront costs with our new leasing program.* Now you can purchase […]
Read More8 Ways to Stay Active as You Age
Posted on September 26, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillFor the ICAA’s 2013 Active Aging week, we wanted to offer some tips and suggestions for ways to stay active as you age. The 2013 theme, Discover your Community, recognizes the important role that older adults play in all sorts of communities – vocational, geographical or cultural – and celebrates their full participation in diverse areas […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy Provides Ideal Environment for Pulmonary Edema Recovery
Posted on August 23, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillFlash pulmonary edema (or acute pulmonary edema) can sometimes be an extremely serious condition because of its rapid onset. One patient at Freeman Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Joplin, MO, Stephen Horne, was in the ICU and on a ventilator for almost two weeks after his episode. Three weeks after he was discharged, the physical therapists […]
Read More8 Ways Warm Water Benefits Those with Neurological Conditions
Posted on August 14, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Water TherapyAs a whole, warm water immersion offers several benefits for the body, especially the nervous system. HydroWorx aquatic wellness pools have been designed with versatility in order to treat a wide variety of specific health conditions, including spinal cord injury, stroke, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions. Benefits of Aquatic Therapy for Neurological Condition Patients HydroWorx has seen aquatic […]
Read MoreWater Therapy for L4 Stress Fractures
Posted on August 9, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillAs a physical therapist or athletic trainer, you know how important it is for patients to properly heal their stress fractures before returning to regular activities. Though your patients will heal with a land-based recovery treatment plan, it can often be uncomfortable for them to perform the low-impact exercises they need for rehabilitation. To ease […]
Read MoreAquatic Conditioning for Your Core
Posted on April 26, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Sports Stories, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillWhat Is Sports Performance Training? According to the Sports Medicine Training Center, “the goal of sports performance training is to enhance your performance in competition to make you more successful in your chosen sport. It differs from personal training in which the primary goal is usually to improve overall fitness.” Therefore sports performance training and conditioning includes […]
Read MoreSports Aquatic Therapy Guide
Posted on April 19, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Running, Sports Medicine Resources, Sports Stories, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillAquatic therapy is simply physical therapy that is performed in the water. Sports aquatic therapy is both physical therapy and performance training in the water for athletes and/or specific sports. More and more physicians, athletic trainers and coaches are turning to aquatic sports therapy to help athletes reach new heights. The rigors of intense training […]
Read MoreWater Chemistry Tips From Our Service Experts
Posted on April 5, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Guest Bloggers, HydroWorx, Life at HydroWorx, Uncategorized, Water TherapyThe most important daily task of a Hydroworx pool operator is checking and balancing of the water chemistry. The operators or managers of the pools are responsible for the safety of the patients that they are placing in the water. Since the pools are heated and are exposed to many people in a days time, […]
Read MoreCoping with Chronic Pain
Posted on March 29, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillChronic pain, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, affects 100 million American adults, more than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. An even more staggering statistic states the 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain. Millions of individuals wake up each day with persistent pain that can often be crippling. Many chronic pain […]
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