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Aquatic TherapyIn Orlando & Surrounding Cities

Aquatic or Pool Therapy is useful in the treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions. Aquatic therapy consists of various exercises performed in water and uses the physical properties of water to assist in patient healing.

The Benefits of Water

  • Buoyancy: Assists in supporting the weight of the patient, reducing stress placed on joints. Decreasing joint stress makes it easier and less painful to perform exercises.
  • Viscosity: Resistance allows muscle strengthening without weights. Resistance with buoyancy allows a person to strengthen muscle groups with decreased joint stress that can not be duplicated on land.
  • Hydrostatic Pressure: Decreases swelling and improves joint position awareness. The hydrostatic pressure produces forces perpendicular to the body’s surface.
  • Warmth: Assists in relaxing muscles and vasodilates vessels, increasing blood flow to injured areas.

Aquatic Therapy Helps:

  • Rehabilitation Following Surgery
  • Bone-Joint-Musculoskeletal Issues
  • Back Pain
  • General Weakness
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Stroke
  • Post Polio Syndrome
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Low Back Pain With Pregnancy

Benefits of Aquatic Therapy:

  • Accelerated Rehabilitation
  • Increased Strength
  • Increased Range of Motion
  • Improved Muscular Endurance
  • Improved Cardiovascular Endurance
  • Improved Circulation
  • Improved Balance/Coordination
  • Trunk Stabilization
  • Decreased Pain
  • Decreased Swelling

State of the Art in Pool Treadmill

What do team members from the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Indiana Pacers and residents of Lake, Sumter, and Marion Counties have in common? Both take advantage of the benefits of aquatic physical therapy in a HydroWorx pool.

The pool’s high performance features represent the cooperative efforts of clinicians, engineers and visionaries. This revolutionary piece of therapeutic equipment features an integrated treadmill and resistance jets.

Other Features of the HydroWorx Pool:

  • An integrated variable speed treadmill allows forward walking, sidestepping and backward walking
  • Varying resistance of the hydrojets which challenges the patient with resistance oriented exercise
  • The hydrojet manager provides gradual deep tissue massage
  • Adjustable grab bars support and enhance comfort and security
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Aquatic Therapy Treatment Locations

The Villages – Spanish Plaines

1400 US Hwy 441 North
Suite 830
The Villages, FL 32159
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The Villages – Lake Sumter Landing

910 Old Camp Road
Bldg 100
The Villages, FL 32162-5605
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A typical order for physical therapy will ask for 2-3 visits per week for 4-6 weeks. Sometimes the order will specify something different. What generally happens is for the first 2-3 weeks, we recommend 3x per week. This is because it will be the most intensive portion of your treatment. After that, it is common to taper to 2x weekly, based on your level of function and progress.

  • If we are asking you to do something that is hurting too much, let us know! Physical therapy should not be severely painful. It is not common to be so sore that patients are in pain or it affects their daily life. If this ever happens during or after an appointment, let us know and we will adapt your program.

  • A physical therapy visit lasts about 40-60 minutes. The actual contents of the visit vary based on your diagnosis/need, but typically what happens is:

    1. You check in with the receptionist, make any appointments necessary, and we discuss your health insurance benefits with you.
    2. You go into the gym. You can change clothes if you need to, then begin therapy.
    3. You perform 6-8 various exercises and stretches. These can include therapeutic band exercises, light body weight exercises, or minimal weights. The stretches will promote strength, stability, improved range of motion, and pain relief.
    4. We can initiate other techniques to include manual work, taping, cupping, and dry needling as needed.
    5. The therapist makes recommendations based on your progress. These can include altering the frequency of visits, making additions/alterations to your home exercise plan, or things to do before your next visit.

  • During your initial evaluation, your therapist may ask you a number of questions to determine what the cause of your pain is. This can include questions about your sleep habits, activity level, and work environment. They will also ask for a medical history, and then typically ask direct questions about where and when you experience pain.

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