RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Texas A&M

Led by Dr. Stephen Crouse, a team of Texas A&M University scientists completed two important experiments comparing land-based treadmill exercise to HydroWorx pool exercise. The studies were completed with 57 overweight adults over a three month period. Each participant in the study was over 40 years of age.

• HydroWorx pool exercise burns more calories per minute than land treadmill exercise when walking or jogging at 4 mph or above (jets at 50% or above).
• Those subjects using the HydroWorx pool gained more lean muscle mass than those using the land treadmill (jets at 50% or above).
• Subjects lost a higher body fat percentage using the HydroWorx pool than they did using the land treadmill (jets at 50% or above).
• 90 plus percent of the subjects preferred exercising in the HydroWorx pool rather than on the land treadmill.

To conclude, the team of Texas A&M scientists felt the study results were significant. The study participants improved their overall health and fitness in the HydroWorx pool without the joint trauma and "wear and tear" that one normally experiences working out on land.

University of Idaho

Doctors W. Matthew Silvers and Dennis Dolny conducted several conclusive hydrotherapy research experiments at the University of Idaho.

In the first study it was found that the HydroWorx pool can create a metabolic and cardiovascular environment as stressful as traditional land-based treadmills but with reduced joint stress - a hallmark feature of aquatic therapy.

In follow-up studies, positive results were also verified with factors such as maximal oxygen consumption, heart rate, ventilation, blood lactate, leg stride rate and length, and perception of effort. Each study confirmed the effectiveness and equivalent responses with aquatic therapy versus land-based treadmills.

HydroWorx Conferences & Seminars

Through our partnerships with the world-renown Dr. James Andrews and other elite HydroWorx users, we offer a host of sport-specific seminars and educational group meetings throughout the year. Additionally, our company holds an annual, multi-day users' conference that is made available to all of our commercial consumers, where many of our elite sports professional customers present research findings and practical applications of advanced hydrotherapy in sessions between gourmet meals and luxurious recreational opportunities. HydroWorx customers learn cutting-edge therapy techniques and useful HydroWorx orientation information while communing in the relaxing, coastal surroundings of Gulf Breeze, Florida, home of the world-famous Andrews Institute.

Progressive Aquatic Concepts Training

We deliver the expert and the seminar to you with the PACT Program.

HydroWorx's Progressive Aquatic Concepts Training (PACT) program will keep you and your staff current with the world's most advanced aquatic therapy techniques. Stay ahead of the curve with a "house call" from a pre-eminent expert who provides fresh insights and protocols. This is your opportunity to learn the technique secrets of the world's top aquatic therapy professionals.

• Costs much less than sending staffers away to train.
• Stay productive-- no travel days for staff and therapists.
• Teaching is custom-tailored to your needs. You decide what you want to learn-- and you're instructed in your own pool, so everything is applicable.
• Minimize impact on patient and athlete therapy hours by learning "around your schedule". Weekend time slots are available.
• By advertising to outside clinicians, you can make a profit by hosting a HydroWorx seminar.
• Get hands-on training by clinical professionals in your choice of:
  • Marketing and Reimbursement
  • Orthopedic Aquatic Therapy
  • Pediatric Aquatic Therapy
  • Eldercare Aquatic Therapy and Conditioning
  • Sports Performance and Rehabilitation
  • Advanced Sports Performance in Athletics
• Choose from 11 qualified PACT experts from around the U.S. who will visit your facility to provide you with personalized training and information specific to your HydroWorx pool.
• $3000 for an entire day of on-site Advanced HydroWorx Aquatic Therapy Training
• $5000 for two full days of on-site Advanced HydroWorx Aquatic Therapy Training

Please call our corporate office at 800.753.9633 or email corporate@HydroWorx.com for more information or to schedule a HydroWorx expert.