Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy takes advantage of the physical properties of water, especially buoyancy. When submerged in water buoyancy supports a patient's weight which facilitates exercise without the compressive loading forces present with routine land-based programs.

Benefits of aquatic therapy include a patient's ability to reduce joint and soft-tissue swelling from the natural pressure of water. In addition, the viscosity of water and aquatic therapy allows patients enough resistance to strengthen muscle.

Aquatic rehabilitation reduces the amount of stress placed on joints so it is especially well suited for patients who are in pain and are weakened due to an injury or disability. The decreased joint stress enables patients to exercise easier and with less pain.

	Arthritis   Fibromyalgia   Total Hip, Knee, or Joint Replacements   Pregnancy-Related Musculoskeletal Pain   Difficulty Walking or Weight-Bearing Capacity   Extremity Injuries Preventing Exercise on Normal Surfaces or in Athletic Participation   Spinal Dysfusion Preventing Exercise on Normal Surfaces Due to Pain, Immobility, and Compression

ATI is proud to provide the nationally-recognized Schweizer Aquatics Program.

	ATI New Berlin   Carol Stream-Wheaton   Bourbonnais (Coming in Spring 2009)