Showstopper Pool at Special Needs School
Posted on August 16, 2019 | Posted in: Facility Spotlight, Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillPatty Hornak, Manager Therapy Services Patty Hornak serves as the Manager of Therapy Services for St. Vincent’s Special Needs Service’s Feroleto Children’s Development Center in Trumbull, Connecticut. This private school provides education for students with disabilities in 30 surrounding towns. Eight years ago, when their new school president asked her what new equipment they needed, […]
Read MoreSpinal CSF Leak Finds New Life in the Water
Posted on May 31, 2019 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill
Two-to-three times a week Connie Deline, MD, prepares her workout clothes for an early morning jog. But instead of running shoes and windbreaker, Connie reaches for her aqua shoes and swimsuit. Over a decade s ago, Connie, who’d never really been sick, experienced an excruciating headache. Within 30 minutes she was flat on the ground, […]
Read MoreWebinar Recap: Sports Medicine Center
Posted on May 10, 2019 | Posted in: Pediatric, Aquatic Therapy, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill
Earlier this year, Kayla Greiner, PT, DPT, OCS and Jason Yoder, PT, DPT, Operations Manager (Sports Medicine Center at Children’s Mercy Kansas City), presented a webinar about developing an aquatic therapy program within a sports medicine setting. Kayla has been working in outpatient sports medicine and pediatrics for 10 years and specializes in the management […]
Read MoreTo the Moon and Back
Posted on April 12, 2019 | Posted in: Facility Spotlight, Aquatic Therapy, Health & Wellness Stories, HydroWorx, Physical Therapy, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill
To become a physical therapist, she traveled 10,020 miles round-trip for 7 years. Her partner stole from her as a new business owner. She’s pioneering aquatic therapy in Central O’ahu. Her name is Julie Moon and in 2004, she started Moon Physical Therapy, determined to provide cutting edge care for her patients and hopefully never […]
Read MoreImpacting Lives at Neuroworx
Posted on April 1, 2019 | Posted in: Pediatric, Aquatic Therapy, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill
For the past 10 years, Neuroworx (a nonprofit, community-based, outpatient physical therapy clinic focusing on neurological rehabilitation) has been grabbing headlines with their unique business model and amazing stories of helping and healing. These life-changing stories seem to amass for Neuroworx as quickly as their clientele. When we visited with them earlier this year, therapists Rick Reigle […]
Read MoreAquatics’ Role in Basketball Rehab
Posted on March 18, 2019 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Sports Medicine, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillWhat comes to your mind as you think about March? It probably depends on your age, geographical location, and love level for the game of basketball. What started in 1939 with eight men’s basketball teams has now grown into a massive field of 68 for the ‘big dance.” Fan interest in this championship tournament grew […]
Read MoreSoaring Outcomes for Sore Joints: How Aquatic Therapy Helps OA Patients
Posted on March 6, 2019 | Posted in: Aquatic Conditioning, Aquatic Therapy, Physical Therapy, Research, Water Therapy, Water Treadmill
Millions of Americans groan as they roll out of bed in the morning, not due to a tyrannical boss or bad weather, but joint pain! Osteoarthritis (OA) disturbs the lives of an estimated 27 million Americans. That’s just over 12% of our population, making OA a significant concern for physical and occupational therapists across the […]
Read MoreBYU Cougars Count on Water
Posted on February 6, 2019 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Athletic Training, HydroWorx, underwater treadmill, Water Treadmill
Nestled in the towering mountains of the Wasatch Front stands a university famous for clean-living and quarterbacks. Jim McMahon, Steve Young and Heisman Trophy-winner Ty Detmer all hail from this haven in the hills. BYU in Provo, Utah first invested in HydroWorx technology in 2004. Soon thereafter they spear-headed multiple academic studies documenting the effectiveness […]
Read MoreCreighton University: The Value of Aquatic Therapy
Posted on December 18, 2018 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Sports Stories, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillCreighton University in Omaha, Nebraska is attended by about 9,000 students and known for its stellar alumni network, a 16-year streak as US News and World Report’s “Number 1 Midwestern University” ranking, and Doug McDermott (pro basketball player and NCAA leading scorer in 2014-15). It has a long-standing tradition of excellence and distinction, both academically […]
Read More8 Ways to Ensure Aquatic Therapy Success
Posted on December 13, 2018 | Posted in: Aquatic Therapy, Marketing Ideas, Physical Therapy, underwater treadmill, Water Therapy, Water TreadmillThe following blog post has been summarized from the recent article from PT in Motion, written by Troy Moore, PT, DPT, Owner of Central Kansas Orthopedic Group. Troy Moore has seen great success at his unique clinical set up in central Kansas. After using aquatic therapy for a few years at a local public pool, […]
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