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BENEFITS
--> Programs Why Active Physical Therapy?
Our primary goal is to help our patients stay active.
We chose the name, Active Physical Therapy, because of
our belief that staying active is therapeutic. Staying
active is a key component in achieving and maintaining
a healthy lifestyle. Our Mission
Our staff is dedicated to serving
our patients in their time of need. To provide care, in a
compassionate and professional
manner, for those seeking our help. To strive for the highest
quality skill in manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.
Whether you enjoy walking on the beach, horseback riding,
snow boarding, triathlons or just want to keep up with
your grandchildren, our staff will help you achieve your
activity goals that will foster an active lifestyle. Our
Aquatic Therapy Mission.
- Provide individual skilled
aquatic treatment under the direct supervision of a PT
or PTA.
- Demonstrate functional progress in the pool and
on land
using the SwimEx pool as a treatment modality.
- Develop
therapy goals and treatment progression from the pool to
land-based rehabilitation.
- Provide evaluations and medical
screening for aquatic appropriateness.
- Send progress notes
to the referring physician.
- Provide a safe and inviting
aquatic environment for our patients.
Why Recommend Hydrotherapy
for Your Patients?
There are unique benefits to
aquatic rehabilitation. Get Optimum Outcomes From a State-of-the-art
Aquatic Facility.
The SwimEx is more than just
pool.
- The SwimEx pool has
been specifically designed to maximize
the unique benefits
of water
for rehabilitation providers
and their clients in hundreds of
therapy clinics across the US.
- The
Swim Ex pool has multiple depths allowing our therapists
to control
and progress
the patients’ weight-bearing
status.
- The SwimEx features a patented
water current system that is
measurable and
fully adjustable
for a wide
variety
of strengthening, stabilization,
balance, and conditioning exercises.
- The
SwimEx pool is also equipped with unique workstations
for a wide variety
of stretching
exercises, seated
exercise and/or variable depth
closed-chain exercises.
Common
conditions for aquatic rehabilitation referrals.
- Arthritis
- Musculoskeletal sprains and
strains
- Post-surgical
diagnosis
- THR
- TKR
- ACL reconstruction
- Rotator cuff repair
- Status-post fractures
- Lumbar spine injuries
and surgeries
- Fibromyalgia
- Severe
deconditioning
- Sports-related
injuries
- Balance
disorders
- Frozen
Shoulder
THERAPY
PROGRAMS All programs begin with a thorough evaluation on land. Ongoing
evaluation to progress program and modify ration of land to
water based therapy. Instruction and training in home exercise
program.
- Lumbar Stabilization:
- Aquatic therapy is more tolerable than land-based
exercise for patients with back pain due to axial unloading
of the spine because of the buoyant effect of the water.
- Protocol emphasizes lumbar stabilization and strengthening.
- Water depth is modified to allow gradient levels of
axial loading.
- Deep-water traction for pain relief and additional
axial unloading. Land therapy is critical to establish
and progress a home exercise program.
- Aquatic protocol incorporates total body conditioning.
- The ratio of land to water therapy increases as the
client is able to stabilize and safely work on ADL's.
- Balance and Gait Disorders
- Standardized assessment tools are used to objectify
goal setting and achievement.
- Warmth, buoyancy and 3-dimentional support of water
provide a safe environment for someone who has balance
challenges.
- Water decreases protective reactions and guarding,
which allows therapists to facilitate more normal gait
and movement patterns.
- Arthritis, Surgical Repair, Joint Arthroplasty
- Warmth and buoyancy of water provide an immediate
reduction of pain and enhances the ability to move.
- Water provides the environment for increased joint
ROM and muscle length.
- Soft tissue and scar massage is effective in the water
requiring less force.
- In the water, patients with weight-bearing precautions
can begin gait training earlier.
- Nerve Entrapment/Repetitive Strain Injury
- Modalities/manual therapy for pain reduction.
- Strength training.
- Aquatic therapy may provide the only arena comfortable
for cardiovascular fitness training.
- Breathing retraining and gentle nerve glides as appropriate.
- Evaluation of work site or leisure activities and
movement retraining to avoid re-injury.
- Bowel and Bladder Health/Incontinence Prevention
and Training
- Using the approach of Janet Hulme, PT "Beyond
Kegels."
- Specific programs are designed to treat competitive
athletes, pre- and post-partum women, peri-menopausal
women, men, frail and active elderly.
- Aquatic therapy may provide the only arena comfortable
for walking and necessary exercise.
- Breathing retraining and autonomic nervous system
quieting are critical parts.
- Evaluation using EMG Biofeedback is being developed
at this time.
In summary, water provides a safe place for protected and
guided motion to begin, without overly stressing the joint,
site of injury and/or surgical repair. The comfort of water
allows the patient to begin moving earlier in the healing
process, which can decrease overall recovery time. Finally,
the added resistance of water provides an arena for progressive
strength training. To encourage discharged therapy patients to maintain an active
lifestyle they are given a Fitness & Aquatic Center membership
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