Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic physical therapy is a beneficial alternative to traditional “land-based” physical therapy.

Our clients report a faster and less painful recovery by initiating their treatment with aquatic physical therapy before progressing to land-based physical therapy.

Southern California Aquatic and Physical Therapy provides a soothing and weightless warm water environment that promotes healing increasing strength and flexibility through functional exercises.

Our facility is designed to optimize recovery:

• Indoor 92 degree therapeutic pool on site
• Salt water sanitization system
• Dual handrail pool entry
• Zero Impact Deep Water area for complete decompression of the joints and body
• Pool depths from 3 1/2′ to 6 1/2′ to accommodate a variety of functional exercises
• Aquatic equipment for resistance training
• Easy access to the facility and pool

Benefits of Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy is a highly effective form of physical therapy that encompasses the whole body, not just one injured area. For some patients, traditional land exercises are too painful, often because of a recent injury or surgery. For others, chronic conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis have difficulty with traditional physical therapy.

Aquatic physical therapy offers many benefits to speed healing, including:

• Warm water relaxes muscles and promotes circulation, increasing blood flow to the areas of your body that need healing
• Buoyancy and weightlessness allow the client to perform strengthening exercises without causing further damage to the injured area
• Less pain and fear with movement
• Reduced swelling
• Improved flexibility
• Greater range of motion in buoyancy assistive environment

Finally, the ability to perform more exercises with less pain increases our clients’ confidence and creates a positive outlook assisting the healing process improving lifestyle.

Who Benefits From Aquatic Physical Therapy?

EVERYONE.

Conditions that benefit include but are not limited to:

• Post operative spine, total joint replacements, knee, shoulder and foot surgeries
• Decreased weight bearing ability, difficulty walking
• Sports injuries requiring quick recovery time
• Chronic conditions including fibromyalgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, arthritis and others
• Work injuries
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Neck and back injuries
• Peripheral neuropathy/peripheral nerve injuries/post-surgical peripheral nerve rehabilitation
• Cancer pain and fatigue
• Cardiac patients needing reconditioning

Contact Us today at Huntington Beach, CA Center to learn how aquatic therapy can help you.