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After any type of surgery, increasing mobility is a top priority. Stiffness and loss of range of motion and flexibility can quickly result from lack of use. The weightlessness of the water reduces stress on joints and muscles, which allows rehabilitation to begin much sooner than on land. Our rehab pools feature fully adjustable resistance jets allow you to perform activities at different resistance and massage levels, increasing mobility in your joints and allowing you to work at your comfort level. Pain is greatly reduced with our massage hose system.
Our variable speed underwater treadmill increases in .2 mph increments so you may enjoy an individualized, comfortable pace while receiving all of the health benefits of exercise but without the joint pounding you would experience on land. In addition, walking in water helps to eliminate the fear of falling and/or re-injury.
Dionne Calhoun, assistant ATC for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, recounts the aquatic rehabilitation of an all-star power forward's high ankle sprain. Initially expected to miss at least three weeks with the syndesmotic sprain, the athlete miraculously returned to dominate a game just ten days post-injury.
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Detailing an excellent example of rapid recovery on the HydroWorx pool, this video highlights the rehabilitation of former NFL linebacker Mike Bell, who had both knees replaced within six weeks time.
This patient injured the right shoulder and had Labral Repair of the Shoulder which resulted in "Frozen Shoulder" like symptoms. Rehabilitation took place under the direction of Veronica Paquette, Physical Therapist, in a HydroWorx pool at Essex PT.
Greg Dowling, the center manager at Novacare Rehabilitation, details the recovery of Dan Richardson, an intense distance runner who needed a hip resurfacing surgery. Dan began his aquatic therapy one month post-surgery in the HydroWorx pool located at the Novacare center. Within four weeks Richardson was running again, despite his recent, invasive surgical procedure.
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