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Aquatic therapy offers an alternate form of rehabilitation and can be used with traditional land-based therapy. The main goal of aquatic therapy is to progress from water to land-based exercise in order to return to an adequate level of function.
Conditions aquatic therapy is beneficial for include, but are not limited to:
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Aquatic therapy improves the quality of movement, strengthens and reduces pain. Joint stress is reduced allowing the individual to perform exercise with less pain. A water environment allows the opportunity to strengthen muscle without weights, decrease joint and soft tissue swelling and relax injured muscles allowing for greater blood flow to the injured area.