Hip Resurfacing of an Intense Distance Runner
Greg Dowling, the center manager at Novacare Rehabilitation, details the recovery of Dan Richardson, an intense distance runner who needed a hip resurfacing surgery. Dan began his aquatic therapy one month post-surgery in the HydroWorx pool located at the Novacare Center. With four weeks of Dowling’s creative and comprehensive aquatic protocols under his belt, Richardson […]
Hip Resurfacing to Prevent Hip Replacement
Doctors decided Rosemary Burgess’ bones were in good enough condition to perform a hip resurfacing instead of a total hip replacement. The surgery was a success and her pain-free gait normalization on a HydroWorx underwater treadmill has been as well. She walks, unweighted, at Michigan Rehabilitation Specialists, in Hartland, MI.
Hip Replacement and Revision
Deb Sunderman had two hip replacements and a revision. She participated in two Olympic Games as a paralympian. Chris Kost puts her through her paces in an intense workout in ACCUA’s HydroWorx exercise pool in Savage, MN.
Hip Labrum Surgery (MS)
Steve Smith details the rehabilitation of a Mississippi State football player who underwent hip labrum surgery. The subject rehabbed and conditioned in the HydroWorx pool, not running on land until the team’s conditioning test at the beginning of football camp in August. His level of fitness was so high from the pool workouts that the […]
Hip Flexor
Hip Flexor Strain in 18 year old decathlete. Jeremy Shook, PT, MPT and PES is the treating clinician at Fusion Fitness in Chattanooga, TN. Rehab took place in a HydroWorx therapy pool. Page Updated on: March 19, 2020
Groin Strain
A collegiate hockey player suffered significant groin strain. The rehabilitation and conditioning took place on a HydroWorx underwater treadmill. Mark Poolman, Certified Athletic Trainer and Associate Professor at the University of North Dakota directed the rehabilitation. Page Updated on: March 19, 2020
College Football: Adductor Longus Avulsion
Because of the rarity of this D1 football player’s injury, an Adductor Longus Avulsion and Adductor Brevis Partial Avulsion, Northern Illinois University had to refer to the NFL, MLS and other major league medical staff for advice. They had a choice between two options: surgery or rehab without surgery. The decision was no surgery. Watch […]
Bilateral Anterior Hip Replacement
Teresa Kropp, a physical therapist at Orthopedic Rehab, Inc, worked with Andrea Brewer, physical therapist, throughout her rehabilitation process after bilateral anterior hip replacement. As a physical therapist, it was easy for Andrea to identify the advantages she gained from using the HydroWorx pool for her early rehabilitation. Some of these advantages included an increase […]
Plantar Fasciatis with Medial Band Tear
The patient suffered from Plantar Fasciatis and tore the medial band during a volleyball game. Gay Merrill, Director of Sports Medicine at Brigham Young University is the treating clinician. Rehab took place in their HydroWorx underwater treadmill pool in Provo, UT.
Lisfranc Sprain
A post-surgical rehab of a Lis Franc sprain for a professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Rehabilitation took place in a HydroWorx pool; the treating clinicians are Drew Graham, Head Athletic Trainer and Mike Curtis, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. Video is filmed in Memphis, TN.