What is hydrotherapy?

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What is hydrotherapy?
Hydrotherapy is the performing of exercises in a pool of water. A lot of people ask me “well, isn’t this just called swimming”?
No!
Instead, if you were to take part in a hydrotherapy session with me, I’d ask you to stand in the shallow end and conduct a range of exercises specifically tailored to your injury or your painful joint. I want to stress that you don’t need to be able to swim and I’d be right beside you in the pool with you throughout the session!
Hydrotherapy is fabulous at rehabilitating certain issues especially following a hip or knee replacement.
Hydrotherapy often makes it easier to exercise than on dry land because the water’s buoyancy facilitates the movement of joints and muscles rather than restricting it, as on dry land. Rehabilitation can also be quicker when progressing through a series of hydrotherapy treatments.
Hydrotherapy can also be called Aquatic Therapy and rest assured you don’t need to have your own pool to undertake this form of exercise!
Remember that On The Go Physio comes to you so if you can’t get out the house because you’re looking after the kids or have just had an operation or you’ve been on the waiting list to see an NHS physio for a few months now and are fed up waiting, call On The Go Physio on 02080505371 or visit www.onthegophysio.co.uk to find out how you can benefit.