Aquatic Therapy Can Help Your Recovery
Are you looking for a safe, highly effective way to recover from an injury or recent surgery? Has arthritis started interfering with your ability to do your typical daily tasks? If you’re looking for relief or want to exercise in a way that doesn’t add stress to your body, aquatic therapy may be right for you!
At Amber Hill Therapy Center in New Market, MD, our team of physical therapists uses water’s natural healing properties to help our patients minimize the stress and strain of exercise while providing pain relief and improving their function simultaneously!
Research has shown that getting and staying active is essential for health and well-being, but it can be challenging when exercise hurts or seems to make you worse when you try. Getting active can be difficult when your joints are stiff and achy. The worse your joints feel, the harder it is to do your usual activities.
Fortunately, aquatic therapy is an excellent option for people that want to exercise without adding strain on their bodies. Aquatic therapy is effective for people of all ages and most musculoskeletal disorders causing pain, weakness, or limitations in mobility. Whether you are dealing with an acute injury, recent surgery, or chronic persistent pain, in all cases, aquatic therapy can help!
Our physical therapists at Amber Hill Therapy Center in New Market will conduct a thorough assessment to identify the root cause of your pain and limited function. Our specialists will design an aquatic therapy routine to help you recover and get back to an active lifestyle!
Contact us today to request an appointment and learn more about our New Market aquatic therapy and aquatic wellness sessions!
What is unique about aquatic therapy?
Aquatic therapy is a unique intervention used by physical therapists trained to utilize water’s natural properties to achieve therapeutic benefits. Aquatic-based exercises take advantage of the inherent properties of water, including buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, and natural resistance, to effectively achieve rehabilitation goals.
Our physical therapists at Amber Hill Therapy Centers use aquatic therapy exercises to assist our patients’ healing and maximize outcomes throughout their rehabilitations and afterward in our wellness sessions to maintain or improve overall fitness.
Under the direction of our New Market physical therapists, trained to use the physical properties of water, our aquatic therapy programs help improve mobility, strength, postural awareness, coordination, and endurance. Our therapist uses water’s natural properties to create an exercise program that safely challenges you without provoking your pain.
Our therapists will manipulate currents in the water to increase or decrease the intensity of your exercises. We can also use paddles, gloves, and noodles to increase the intensity of your movements.
By altering the depth our patients work in, we can modify the effects on your joints. For example, when the water is at chest level, the results of gravity are reduced. Only 20% of your weight is supported by your spine when you’re in chest-deep water.
We can also use deep water to completely unload the pressure on your lower extremities or perform deep water traction for people with lower back issues.
Swelling is a common issue that causes pain and limits joint mobility. Fortunately, the natural pressure of water can help reduce joint swelling; it is also an effective way to recover after an intense workout to minimize typical muscle soreness.
Water’s natural properties set the stage for a therapeutic environment. Aquatic therapy is an effective way to implement exercise, improve your function and help you get back to an active lifestyle. Water’s natural properties support you by reducing the effects of gravity, reducing pain, and improving circulation to ensure your results without added strain.
What to expect at your Amber Hill Therapy Center aquatic therapy sessions
At your initial visit, one of our Amber Hill Therapy Centers physical therapists will conduct a comprehensive evaluation and discuss your treatment goals and plan in and out of the water. Our team will use aquatic therapy to assist your recovery and healing.
Fortunately, aquatic physical therapy at New Market can benefit most individuals dealing with pain, weakness, or loss of mobility. Our programs help most musculoskeletal disorders and conditions like:
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Sport injuries
- Post-operative conditions, especially joint replacements
- Neurological conditions and/or conditions affecting balance and gait
All our programs are tailored to address your specific needs and can be modified to suit your physical abilities. Our team can get in the water with you if you are scared of water or nervous about exercising alone.
Aquatic therapy at Amber Hill Therapy Centers in New Market provides a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic alternative to gain strength and reduce pain for patients who have difficulty exercising on land.
Request an appointment today!
If you are dealing with persistent aches and pains or looking for a safe and highly effective way to restore your physical well-being, contact Amber Hill Therapy Centers in New Market today and learn more about our aquatic therapy and wellness sessions.
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