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Why Baseball Athletic Trainers Love Hydrotherapy

| Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine Resources, Training Tips, Water Therapy

We’ve discussed at length with the top MLB teams why their franchises invested in HydroWorx systems and how they use their pools to develop their teams. Hydrotherapy Benefits For Baseball Players Below is a short list of their favorite uses of the HydroWorx pool: Shin splints Caused by repeated trauma to the connective muscles surrounding […]

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4 Common Objections to Hydrotherapy: How To Address Them with Patients

| Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill

Most healthcare facilities quickly find that adding aquatics allows them to eliminate some of the barriers that patients face with physical therapy and rehabilitation such as weight-bearing restrictions and pain. Soon, however, another barrier can arise: patients’ initial fear of getting in a pool. Common Patient Objections To Aquatic Therapy Below is the shortlist of common […]

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How to Use Video Marketing to Promote Aquatic Therapy

| Posted in: Marketing Ideas

Investing in aquatic therapy can be a leap of faith! The financial commitment may cause a business owner to question the potential return on investment. To ensure success, good preliminary and ongoing marketing efforts are a must. Troy Moore, DPT, at Central Kansas Orthopedic Group shares their strategy for utilizing video to generate awareness for […]

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3 Tips for Adding Aquatic Therapy to Your Practice

| Posted in: Aquatic Therapy

Last month, Intermountain Healthcare’s Keith Cook of McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT was featured in APTA’s PT in Motion magazine. In the article, titled “3 Tips for Adding Aquatic Therapy to your Practice,” Keith unpacked how his team developed a highly successful aquatics program and paid off their pool investment in three years. Below […]

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Marketing Your HydroWorx Pool to Referral Sources

| Posted in: Marketing Ideas

Creativity in capturing market share is necessary for every entrepreneur, including physical therapy clinic owners.  HydroWorx customers have chosen the path of differentiation and distinction to propel their practices ahead of the rest. They’ve invested in state-of-the-art technology which will, in turn, help their clients heal. Marketing that investment is key. Receiving referrals from a […]

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Combatting Drop Foot with Aquatic Therapy

| Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized, underwater Treadmill Resources, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill

Irene knew she was in the right place as soon as she walked into the doors of Georgia Physical Therapy. After developing drop foot as a result of excessive walking, she constantly had back pain, to the point that it affected her everyday life. Drop foot, a general term for difficulty lifting the front of the […]

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Last University of Minnesota Spring Football Season Without Advanced Hydrotherapy Onsite

| Posted in: News Stories

The University of Minnesota is creating a brand new athletic complex, which will incorporate the use of HydroWorx technology. The exciting project known as the Athlete’s Village opens in 2018 and spans to offer student athletes from all rosters. As the school year comes to end, ice hockey nears its end, football once again reigns. […]

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Extensive Benefits of Aquatic Therapy During Pregnancy

| Posted in: Pregnancy

Aquatic therapy can have great benefits for pregnant women. Every woman has a different experience during pregnancy and many women even have radically different experiences each time they’re pregnant. The most common pregnancy symptoms, such as fatigue and body aches, can be managed with hydrotherapy. Is Hydrotherapy Safe During Pregnancy? Hydrotherapy is generally safe for most […]

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Improve Athletes’ Rehab Time with Water

| Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Stories, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill

Once an injury has occurred, the most common question asked by an athlete is, “how long will it be until I can return to play?” Depending on the severity of the injury, it varies based on multiple factors including, the type of injury, level of injury, and health of the athlete. These factors will be reflected in […]

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Dolphin Pointe is Diving into Aquatics

| Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, In the News, Physical Therapy, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill

Dolphin Pointe Health Care located in Jacksonville, Florida decided that they didn’t want to build a typical one story “brick and stick” nursing home behind a shopping center. They wanted to build something unique, so unique is what they made. They chose to build the facility in a special location that exposes one of the […]

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