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Season Cut Short by ACL Injury: Why Water Rehab Worx

Posted on March 7, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

ACL injury is the most common major knee injury that occurs in football. Typically, the injury is non-contact and caused by cutting; the athlete is running, plants the foot to change direction and the knee buckles. These injuries generally require surgery to allow the athlete to return to sport. This is what occurred to the […]

The Importance of Marketing: Create Your Strategic Game Plan

Posted on March 3, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

The following blog post has been summarized from the recent article, “Tips to Market Your New Modality” by Kimmer O’Neill, DOR/MOTR at Port Charlotte Rehab Center on McKnight’s. In order to launch an aquatic program in a clinic or senior living facility, marketing is a key piece of success. It does not require a marketing degree […]

The Combine: Aquatic Training & Conditioning for Athletes

Posted on February 28, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Medicine, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

Countless hours have been spent over the past months preparing for this one week, this one chance to impress the NFL teams in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. Millions of people will tune into the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. Viewers will watch football players of great strength, perseverance, speed and skill compete in what will be […]

From Accident Victim to a Determined Community Champion

Posted on February 24, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

The blink of an eye. That’s all the time it takes to drastically change someone’s life. Perchone Stepps discovered that in May 2002. You may have heard of Stepps more than a decade ago. Born in the country’s heartland, he had risen to interim-head coach of the storied St. John’s University basketball team. As the […]

For Your Healthy Athletes: No Excuse Needed to Dive Into Aquatics!

Posted on February 20, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers: Your athletes don’t have to be injured to get a serious boost from hydrotherapy. Aquatics are beneficial beyond treatment and rehab. Competitive athletes at all levels of their careers, from tough weekend warriors to elite football players, are getting better, stronger and faster thanks to the […]

Total Knee Replacement Rehab

Posted on February 14, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, Physical Therapy, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

The goal of most physical therapy clinics is to offer clients positive experience and great outcomes. New York-based Peak Performance Physical Therapy is constantly working to make sure that their clients are receiving the best of both. One of the ways that the owner of Peak Performance Physical Therapy, Joseph Sullivan, PT, OCS, CSCS (an […]

Heightening Patients’ Proprioceptive Abilities With Water Therapy

Posted on February 9, 2017 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Aquatic Therapy Protocols, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill

The following blog post has been summarized from the recent article, “Aquatic Awakening” by Greg King, FNP, and Cheryl Ogran, MSPT, CLT-LANA, on Physical Therapy Products. Proprioception is the self-awareness we have when moving through space. After surgery or due to certain medical conditions, proprioception can be greatly diminished. Unfortunately, land-based physical therapy prescribed to […]

From Snowy First Impression to Vital Patient Tool

Posted on January 24, 2017 | Posted in: News, Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Tips, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

When Russ Chrischilles, physical therapy assistant at Buena Vista Regional Med Center in Storm Lake, Iowa, first laid eyes on his facility’s new HydroWorx product it looked a little strange. The pool was sitting outside, covered in snow, just waiting to be installed during Buena Vista’s renovation project to grow their physical therapy offerings. This […]

The Value of Prehab With Aquatic Therapy

Posted on January 20, 2017 | Posted in: News, Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

The following blog post has been summarized from the recent article, “How Private Pay Allows for a Truly Patient-Focused Facility” by Lisa Corsa, PT, DPT, MPT, in the Impact Magazine Fall 2016 Issue: October Edition. Lisa Corsa, PT, DPT, MPT, owner of Premier Therapy Services in Boca Raton, Florida describes going beyond traditional equipment to enhance rehabilitation services […]

Customer Spotlight & Tips for Keeping Hockey Players on the Ice

Posted on January 20, 2017 | Posted in: News, Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy

We all know that ice hockey is an intense sport. Hockey pucks fly up to 100 miles per hour and players can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour on skates. Players’ basic movements, stances and motions require a significant amount of twisting and turning, putting tremendous stress on various joints. Although hockey players may be […]