High School Football Aquatic Training
Travis Polster is a defensive lineman from a high school near ACCUA Advanced Fitness Training, in Savage, MN. Travis had never experienced aquatic therapy before this video was shot; but you can observe the quick learning curve in the HydroWorx pool. This general football protocol focuses on stretching, cardiovascular improvement, and strengthening, while using some […]
Decathlon Prep Deep-Tissue Muscle Stripping
Dr. Curt Draeger of Gold Medal Motion in Antigo, Wisconsin uses the HydroWorx pool’s powerful jet system to “Muscle Strip” his patients. Dr. Draeger is able to penetrate extremely deeply into the Olympic decathletes’ muscle tissues, while avoiding any resultant muscle soreness in the subjects. This “Muscle Stripping” is an important step in Curt Draeger’s […]
Canadian Football League Player Performance Training
Rob Bagg, Wide Receiver for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the CFL, originally came to Hydrathletics for an ACL injury, but quickly discovered that the pool offered a great way to increase his training even when healthy. Rob now uses the pool solely for performance training, working on form, strength and endurance using sport specific […]
51-Years-Old — Running/Conditioning
51-year-old John maintains an active and healthy lifestyle by running in the HydroWorx pool at Summit Place Senior Campus in Eden Prairie, MN. His pool training provides a low-impact strengthening and conditioning workout that is not only keeping John in shape, but preparing him for a strong time in an upcoming 5K race.
1500m Training
Nick Willis was diagnosed with bilateral tibial stress fractures. He turned to a fellow University of Michigan alum and sports preparation expert, Rodney Goble, to continue his intense training while injured. Nick ran in the HydroWorx pool at Goble’s Michigan Rehabilitation Specialists facility in Hamburg, MI. After six months of hydrotherapy workouts, Willis raced to […]
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
For Seth, age 12, EDS means a life long battle to not only gain, but also maintain muscle strength in the face of joint laxity and excessive sublocations and dislocations. His main symptoms are that of loose, easily dislocated joints accompanied by chronic muscle pain and fatigue. On land, even minimal pressure on his joints […]
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Lori searched relentlessly for answers to beat the odds in her recovery. In her search, she came across the aquatic therapy program at The Hetrick Center in Middletown, PA. Aquatic therapy has been a blessing for Lori. Today, she has regained almost all arm and shoulder function, and her aquatic therapy keeps not only her […]
Traumatic Brain Injury
Miles Brothers is a 28 year old traumatic brain injury survivor and is experiencing, first-hand, the benefits of that combination. Brothers suffered a gun shot wound to the head 6 years ago which has left him with stroke-like symptoms. He lacks the ability to move his right arm and both legs. He eventually found his […]
T4 Vertebral Damage and Paralysis
Brock Butterfield’s legs were paralyzed after he suffered a T4 compaction fracture while dirt biking. After three months of treatment at Neuroworx, in South Jordan, Utah, Brock has progressed significantly. Due to his hard work and positivity, he can now walk independently in the HydroWorx pool.
T12, L1 Vertebral Damage & Paralysis
Kim Walton suffered a complete T12 and L1 spinal cord injury when her bike was hit by a car. She came to Neuroworx, in South Jordan, Utah to receive locomotor training, which is a process of teaching paralyzed patients to walk again through sensory cues at the lower extremities. Much of Kim’s ground-breaking locomotor training […]