Several physical therapists are concentrating on aquatic physical therapy nowadays as it has proved to have many advantages to many people across nations. Aquatic physical therapy is now known to be effective in the treatment of weakened muscles, age-related ailments, and athletic injuries. Physical therapists can now use little impact and aquatic therapy to strengthen the body, reduce muscle and joint strains as well as reduce pain. People who are undergoing physical therapy can also specialize in the aquatic therapy field as it is a good field to enter into.
Just as the name suggests, aquatic therapy is the exercises and movements performed in the water. Weak muscles and injuries can be relived by moving in water as there is less strain on the joints, muscles and bones unlike on dry land. Doing exercises is an important element of staying healthy and also recovering from any disease but exercising can be hard if you sustain injuries or if your physical condition is generally poor. Water offer exercises on a low impact and it also assists in resistance building which help in building strength and endurance. These benefits are provided by exercising in water without straining while lifting weights or use of resistance machines.
Normally, aquatic therapy is done in warm water which has ample space for the patient to enjoy full motion range. When water in the pool surrounds the patient they are able to do the exercises more relaxed. Circulation of blood occurs from the legs to the heart and does not cause it swelling in the joints or the feet. During these exercises, the patient’s balance, flexibility, and strength are increased by the water resistance and water buoyancy offers support and resistance.
General good health, endurance strength, and agility can be built if a weak, overweight, injured or aged person starts aquatic physical therapy and adopts it as their lifestyle. There are many benefits to athletes who add aquatic physical therapy during their training routine. The strength and general cardiovascular health of a person suffering from arthritis can be improved through aquatic physical therapy. At the least, every physical therapy patient can enjoy the aquatic therapy sensations and gain more in their self-esteem, flexibility, endurance, coordination, and balance from the aquatic therapy programs.
Finally, aquatic exercises are using water as the main method of exercising. It can be used as exercise alone or along with other health-related exercises. A patient can achieve an intensive workout and enjoy increased resistance in water if buoyancy belts, dumbbells, aqua mitts, and noodles are included while doing aquatic physical therapy.