Warm Water’s Power for Stroke Survivors
Posted on December 14, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe following post has been adapted from the very recent article written by Director of Wellness at Summit Place Senior Campus, Christine Shilda, Hydrotherapy Helps Stroke Survivors Regain Strength and Mobility, published in Stroke-Network. Unfortunately, a stroke can happen at any point and at any age. Three-quarters of a million Americans experience the condition each year, […]
Read MoreDallas CCRC, Presbyterian Village North, Values Water for Residents’ Health
Posted on November 7, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness StoriesWe recently stopped in at Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, Texas to chat with with assistant physical therapist, Ryan Chiltikes. With a large static pool and a HydroWorx 3500 Series pool (with not one but two underwater treadmills!), this continuing care retirement community believes that warm water exercise and therapy can have a tremendous impact on their […]
Read MoreCox Monett Hospital New Rehabilitation Program
Posted on October 29, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, Physical TherapyThe Cox Monett Hospital has decided to implement HydroWorx underwater treadmills in their new rehabilitation program. Ground was broken nearly two weeks ago on the $300,000, 530 sq. ft. addition to the facility. Water therapy can have great effects on people experiencing difficulty walking straight or issues with spastic muscle reactions. The buoyancy of water […]
Read MoreHappy Active Aging Week
Posted on September 27, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillHappy Active Aging Week! This week 9/23-9/29 is the International Council on Active Aging’s, active aging week! This is an annual health promotion event created and planned by the ICAA, where many older adults will find a number of interesting things to do and learn. Seniors centers and retirement communities, parks and health clubs, nature […]
Read MoreTaking the Plunge against Hemophilia
Posted on August 21, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, In the News, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe following post has been adapted from the online article, ‘Keeping fit, staying well and changing lives’ by James Walsh from the Star Tribune Two brothers, Jeff and Dan Kallberg have created a mission to help and change as many lives as possible. Jeff was born with hemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder in which the […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy Session for Hip Osteoarthritis (Part 2)
Posted on August 8, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Training Tips, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe following posts (Part 1 and 2) have been adapted from the articles, “Hip Osteoarthritis: Aquatic exercise for healthy living on land” by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM, RCEP, and Cathy Maloney-Hills, RPT and “Shallow-water Hip energy workouts,” in the July/August issue of The Journal on Active Aging. Part One, we addressed the informational and […]
Read MoreInspirational Story At The Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon
Posted on June 13, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, RunningThe inaugural, all-women, half marathon in Columbia, Maryland kicked off Sunday, April 29th. Katie Flake (wife of HydroWorx’s CEO/Co-Founder Anson Flake), decided that she would participate in the event, however, there was one small problem. The most she had ever run was 3 miles! After being talked into running by friends also participating, Katie had […]
Read MoreUsing HydroWorx to Combat Obesity
Posted on June 6, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe following blog post has been adapted from the article titled, A Growing Challenge, https://www.mcknights.com/news/a-growing-challenge/ written by Daniel McCann from McKnight’s Long Term Care News. It is extremely unfortunate and sad, but it is the truth: The number of obese individuals in America continues to increase. Daniel McCann conducted this article about how long-term care operators […]
Read MoreSqueezing Out Power Differences, Young and Old
Posted on May 3, 2012 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Research, Training Tips, Uncategorized, Water TherapyThe following blog post is an advertorial piece written by Mary E. Sanders, PhD, FACSM & Cathy Maloney-Hills, RPT. Mary E. Sanders, PhD, RCEP, FACSM is a clinical exercise physiologist, Division of Wellness and Weight Management in the School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, Director of WaterFit ®/Golden Waves® and advisory board member for […]
Read MoreWounded Special Forces Soldier Confirms the Need for HydroWorx Underwater Marathon
Posted on April 30, 2012 | Posted in: Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, In the News, Physical Therapy, Running, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThis post has been adapted from the full online article from The Patriot-News written on April 27, 2012 by Monica Von Dobeneck titled Middletown Company HydroWorx manufactures underwater treadmills that help wounded veterans. What a success! The media event held on Thursday April 26th, at Troegs Brewery promoting the HydroWorx Underwater Marathon is certainly worthy […]
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