Hydrotherapy / Water Therapy
The hydrotracks, or water treadmills, available at our office are a very effective therapeutic treatment that allow for the same cardiovascular and strengthening benefits of a land-based treadmill without joint compression. The thermal effect of the warm water reduces pain and muscle hypertension while it encourages circulation and tissue elasticity. It relieves a significant amount of body weight while providing resistance to movement of the extremities.
Water therapy can be one of the best ways to exercise painful joints. It can with help the transition to land-based exercise and accelerate recovery from injury. Water therapy/hydrotracks can help patients pre and post hip, knee, or spine surgery recover more quickly. It can help patients with arthritis, fractures, sports injuries, and tendonitis/bursitis or patients with low endurance get back to a safe and normal walking/exercise program.
Water therapy/hydrotracks can also help you return to a normal land-based walking program by building flexibility, strength and endurance. Water therapy/ hydrotracks can help improve your gait and balance without compressing your joints.
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