Aquatic Therapy Proved Effective for Recovering US Army Soldier
Posted on April 24, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Stories, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe types of patients who can benefit from the healing power of water and aquatic exercise are unlimited. Patients and athletes that have and can utilize a pool for rehabilitation range from young children to professional athletes to aging adults and everything in between. In one particular case, water therapy played an important role in […]
Read More5 Strategies for Creating a Competitive Advantage for Your Clinic
Posted on March 21, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Marketing Ideas, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Water Therapy
There are most likely at least a few physical therapy clinics in your area, which means you are always working to gain a competitive advantage. In today’s changing healthcare environment and with an onset of baby boomers needing the majority of rehabilitation, the stakes are even higher. Baby boomers are not like the generation before […]
Read MoreCut Your Rehab Time by Using Aquatic Therapy
Posted on January 31, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillAlthough patients always want to know how long it will take for them to recover from an injury, as a clinician it is often difficult to predict an exact timeline for any given person. Many factors can contribute to how quickly one recovers, such as age, the extent of injury/surgery, unrelated conditions, fitness levels and […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy For Rotator Cuff Patients | Case Study
Posted on January 28, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Water TherapyRotator cuff injuries can occur while playing a sport, participating in an activity, or even from simple wear and tear. For sixty-nine year old Charles, a patient at Peak Performance in Lynbrook, NY, wear and tear of his rotator cuff weakened the joint and eventually required him to undergo surgery. Four weeks after his surgery, […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy Benefits Pitcher with Broken Femur
Posted on January 17, 2014 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Athletic Training, HydroWorx, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Sports Stories, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillWith the 2014 Major League Baseball spring training season right around the corner, here is one way to provide rehabilitation to an athlete who may have an injured femur. This case study revolves around a 19 year old baseball pitcher from Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia. The athlete broke his femur in a car accident […]
Read More3 Things You Need to Know About Active Recovery
Posted on November 27, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Sports Stories, Training Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillActive recovery is a very valuable tool that can be used to improve performance. Performance specialists are starting to find that keeping muscles and joints moving after intense training days keeps their athletes better equipped to handle subsequent intense training days. There are many ways to keep the body in motion on a “rest” day, […]
Read More8 Ways to Stay Active as You Age
Posted on September 26, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Uncategorized, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillFor the ICAA’s 2013 Active Aging week, we wanted to offer some tips and suggestions for ways to stay active as you age. The 2013 theme, Discover your Community, recognizes the important role that older adults play in all sorts of communities – vocational, geographical or cultural – and celebrates their full participation in diverse areas […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy Provides Ideal Environment for Pulmonary Edema Recovery
Posted on August 23, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillFlash pulmonary edema (or acute pulmonary edema) can sometimes be an extremely serious condition because of its rapid onset. One patient at Freeman Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Joplin, MO, Stephen Horne, was in the ICU and on a ventilator for almost two weeks after his episode. Three weeks after he was discharged, the physical therapists […]
Read MoreWater Therapy for L4 Stress Fracture Made All the Difference
Posted on August 9, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillRecently we were able to visit with the physical therapists and one particular patient over at The Rehab Center Physical Therapy in New Holland, PA. Lower back pain is extremely common and can be hard to identify its severity without routine doctors visits and/or MRI’s. Hannah Fisher came to The Rehab Center in January after […]
Read MoreAchilles Rehab Case Study
Posted on July 11, 2013 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine Resources, Water TreadmillProtecting Achilles repair post-surgery early on in the rehabilitation process is extremely important. Using water therapy, exercises can begin earlier with reduced stress on the repair. Achilles Rehab Case Study At Boston Sports Medicine, physical therapist Meaghan Harwood discusses the importance of using aquatic therapy for her patient, Dan, after his Achilles repair. Dan has […]
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