At Mangiarelli Rehabilitation, we offer aquatic therapy in our warm water clinic pool under the supervision of our aquatic therapists. Water therapy helps patients move with greater ease as water decreases the amount of stress on a patient’s joints. This allows patients to address balance, mobility, and muscle strength more easily by engaging in targeted exercises in the pool.

Aquatic therapy is used with patients who are recovering from surgery, unable to put weight on a limb, cannot tolerate standing, and athletes who need to break down sport-specific drills in a controlled environment. Patients with arthritis, back pain, balance issues, knee pain, and stroke may also engage in water therapy as part of their comprehensive physical therapy treatment program.

Water therapy has numerous benefits for physical therapy patients. The heated water of the aquatic therapy pool provides temporary pain relief. Water exerts pressure on the body when submerged in the pool, which helps reduce swelling and inflammation. Water supports 50% of the body’s weight when immersed to waist level, allowing patients to have greater tolerance for exercise.