AQUATIC THERAPY

Water offers far greater resistance to motion than air…

This supportive environment boosts user confidence and promotes slower, more deliberate movements, which aids monitoring and analysis. Typically, users of HYDRO PHYSIO aquatic therapy treadmills, exercising waist deep in water, experience around 60% reduction in effective body weight; this can be particularly helpful during rehabilitation and exercise.

THE THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF WATER

Hydrostatic Pressure

• Reduces heart rate and arterial pressure by assisting circulation
• Reduces peripheral oedema
• Increases thoracic pressure, which improves cardiovascular conditioning

Temperature

• Relaxes the user
• Relieves pain
• Improves circulation

Buoyancy

• Reduces load on painful joints and muscles
• Improves flexibility
• Increases core stability

Resistance

• Supports weak muscles and limbs
• Significantly increases workout intensity

Surface tension

• Targets specific muscle groups
• Assists the balance of unsteady patients or recovering athletes

COMMON THERAPIES

• Accelerates rehabilitation for:
  • patients in chronic conditions: arthritis and fibromyalgia, prolapsed disc, lumbar pain, fractured spine, sciatica, spondylosis and sapondilitis
  • patients post-stroke
  • patients post orthopaedic interventions
  • patients with accident injury
  • athletes who have suffered injuries / traumas
  • military cadres who have suffered severe trauma
  • children with various physical and neurological restrictions or obese conditions
• Supports weight loss for obese patients
• Improves the physical fitness and resistance of performance athletes
• Improves the physical condition of the elderly
• Improves the physical condition of pregnant women

BENEFITS OF HYDROPHYSIO’S AQUATIC TERAPY 

• limits pain and reduces inflammation
• better cardiovascular stamina
• increased metabolic rate, high caloric burn
• faster recovery
• increased range of movement and superior flexibility
• therapy can begin before traditional rehabilitation
• less demoralising inactivity for professional athletes

PRODUCT RANGE

• CORE Trainer – accessibly priced aquatic therapy treadmill with new features and advantages.
• FOCUS – the benchmark for hydrotherapy treadmills. With optional extras, such as resistance jets and automatic water management, FOCUS is utilised throughout the world as a cost effective option. Patients of all ages and ability benefit from this easy to operate benchmark product.
• FOCUS Junior – a compact, economical design treadmill, developed for children’s hospitals and paediatric clinics. Available with or without wheelchair friendly decking.
• LIFESTYLE – the ultimate aquatic therapy tool. Integrated treadmill with easy access for users of all ages and levels of mobility. Manual treadmill incline, resistance jets and underwater lighting as standard.
• PRO-TRAINER – a Class 1 Medical Device, designed to be longer and taller than FOCUS Trainer. Developed at the request of sport therapists to provide the benefits of HYDRO PHYSIO treadmills for larger athletes. The PRO-Trainer can also be used by patients who require higher water levels for upper body aquatic therapy.
• FUSION Free Standing – treadmill designed to sit on existing pool floors. The addition of a free standing treadmill dramatically expands the functions of a pool to incorporate the advantages of upright hydrotherapy.
• FUSION Integrated – designed to be incorporated into new build pools. The model enables a wide variety of users to rehabilitate, improve fitness and mobility, whilst increasing confidence and wellbeing.
• FUSION Movable Floor – movable swimming pool floor, a multifunctional solution that creates virtually endless possibilities for all types of patients in a therapeutic pool.
• WELLBEING Solo – a walk-in therapy and relaxation pool designed for single person use, ideal for therapy and relaxation.The unit is self-contained and features seating and sufficient room for optional extras such as a hydro cycle. Massage jets and hoses are also included along with ambient underwater lighting to create a totally relaxing experience.
• WELLBEING Duo + Penta – relaxation and therapy pool, selfcontained systems with commercial filtration, providing the perfect setting for therapy and relaxation. The soothing properties of warm water and ambient underwater lighting combine to promote physiological wellbeing.
• WELLBEING Novo – the biggest WELLBEING pool, with optional seats to accommodate up to nine people. The Novo is the ideal self-contained pool system for group therapy and rehabilitation sessions.
• PLUNGE Pool – recovery time for athletes can be greatly reduced by utilising the cold water plunge pool. The plunge pool is not just useful for injuries, it can also be used after exertion to help the body stay at its natural peak.