Water Therapy

AQUATIC THERAPY / HYDROTHERAPY / WATER THERAPY

Therapists use the water and specifically designed activities to enhance, restore, and maintain a person’s functional abilities. Aquatic therapy is being practiced worldwide as an advance therapy to heal patients earlier. There are various approaches like Burdenko method, Halliwick therapy, Bad Ragaz Ring method, Oceanic bodywork aqua, Water Shiatsu, Ai Chi, Aqua cupping.

Dr. Prachi Shah Arora’s Physiotherapy clinic and Aquatic centre has an indoor temperature controlled hydrotherapy tank with customized underwater four directional treadmill with speed of 1.5km/hr to 21km/hr. This underwater treadmill also calculates total calories burnt during walking or running. Jets and jacuzzi are also present in our hydrotherapy centre for water massages and draining swelling, especially in cases of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis rehabilitation. Ventilation, hygiene and confidentiality is well maintained in here.

In our hydrotherapy/aquatic centre we practice: –

• Aqua aerobics and aqua fitness.
• Aquatic therapy for physiotherapy rehabilitation for sports and ortho cases.
• Ai Chi for balance and proprioception.
• Aqua cupping and water massages for lymphadenopathies.
  

AQUATIC ASSESSMENT is taken separately depending on the type of case, goals and technique to be done.

Benefits of the Aquatic therapy:-

1. No stress on joints.
2. Fall prevention, hence no risk of injury or fractures.
3. Osteoarthritis pain relief.
4. Treats Osteopenia.
5. Stress free exercises.
6. Increased muscle flexibility & joint range of motion.
7. Core strengthening
8. Improves balance & co-ordination
9. Reduces swelling, decreases water retention in body
10. Body Fat loss
11. Joint protection
12. Full body conditioning
13. No experience or swimming skills necessary.
14. Higher resistance than land & painless therapy.
15. Environment friendly & fun workout with exercises.
16. Time saver as strengthening, stretching, body toning and conditioning of vital capacity along with muscle endurance happens at the same time.
17. Posture correction
18. Increases blood circulation throughout the body

Benefits of Ai Chi: –

• Strengthens your core muscles,
• Improves balance and co-ordination,
• Solves breathing issues,
• Enhances focus and concentration,
• Helps in achieving mental peace and physical strength with a flexible well balanced body,
• Can be done in pregnancy as a pre-natal care,
• Helps in vestibular rehab.

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