Aquatic Therapy

The aquatic physical therapy program at Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital provides an individualized program in a small group setting to patients who suffer from a wide variety of muskuloskeletal and neurological disorders.

Benefits of Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy reinforces the rehabilitative efforts for many different types of patients. A modified weigh-bearing environment and therapeutic aquatic pool temperature:

• enhances relaxation
• decreases pain
• improves strength
• increases range of motion
• increases mobility
• improves tone and posture
• increases endurance
• helps coordination, gait and balance