Hydrotherapy utilises water-assisted buoyancy and warmth to help relieve muscle and joint pain while improving function. It provides an alternative to land-based exercises for strengthening muscles, improving balance and coordination, and encouraging aerobic exercise in a low impact environment. Hydrotherapy can assist with rehabilitation by enabling the patient to begin moving and exercising earlier during their rehabilitation, where it is normally too painful or difficult.
A range of conditions can benefit from hydrotherapy including:
- joint replacements
- sporting injuries
- lower back pain
- post-surgical patients
- inflammatory conditions
- neurological conditions