Aquatic therapy offers significant benefits for musculoskeletal health, particularly arthritis, osteoporosis, chronic pain, or recovering from surgery or injury.
Aquatic therapy can improve strength, cardio, flexibility, balance, lymphoedema, chemo-induced neuropathy, as well as the anxiety & self-image affected by breast cancer.
Water exercise is proving effective for bone health, has lower risks of fracture, & puts less stress on the joints. It also comes with less risk & additional health benefits.
Aquatics is a therapeutic practice in the form of prevention, exercise, pain management, or formal rehabilitation for Orthopaedic challenges & pain management.
Integrating water into a rehab program post a lower limb fracture aids recovery. The buoyancy reduces impact on joints & enables mobility, the resistance builds strength.
Falls remain Australia's leading cause of injury-related deaths. However, Aquatic exercise can do much to improve strength and balance safely to reduce the risks.
Knee pain doesn't mean an end to physical activity. On the contrary, it's a call to explore alternative methods that protect and heal. Water cycling or running are great options.
In pain management, exercise and movement are pivotal components that hold the key to relief. The best way to begin and increase an exercise regime with pain is in the water.
Water exercise reduces pain & stiffness, sustains muscle strength, & averts deterioration for Arthritis sufferers. It is the most comfortable & effective way to exercise.
With borders opening, post-COVID class participants will grow. Aquatic exercise can help elevate the symptoms of long covid & facilitate a return to health & exercise.
Aquatic equipment has been developed to help achieve better health outcomes. How does this equipment work and what advantages do they offer to our bodies?
For those with osteoarthritis, regular exercise may be too painful and cause further joint deterioration. Gravity puts pressure on the joints. Water cycling relieves that pressure.
Hydrotherapy has been used for centuries for its varying health benefits. Here is how Water Therapy is still being used to heal injury and illness today, why and how it works.
