WHAT IS UNDERWATER TREATMENT?
Underwater therapy embodies three of the basic principles of physical medicine hydrotherapy, therapeutic exercise based on a thorough knowledge of muscle anatomy and massage.
Benefits of Underwater Treatment
- Warm water provides a relaxing and soothing environment for aching joints and muscles.
- Water’s natural viscosity or resistance can be used for muscle strengthening and increasing rehabilitation progressions.
- Buoyancy allows for floatation and reduces the effects of gravity on injured or aching joints and muscles.
- Turbulence and wave propagation let the therapist gently manipulate the client through the desired exercises.
- The respiratory muscles are forced to work harder in the water, allowing for a natural strengthening that benefits the client long after the therapy session has ended.