10 Ways *Hydrotherapy Helps in Rehabilitation

You like to live life to the fullest. Who doesn’t? Of course, this can mean a few bumps, bruises, and an occasional break along the way. Ouch.

When this happens, you’ll likely find yourself in a rehabilitation program with many grueling activities. Although there is one activity you’ll probably look forward to each rehabilitation session. Hydrotherapy.

The warmth. The bubbling water. The pain relief. Hydrotherapy feels so good throughout your whole body, which of course relaxes your mind, and lifts your spirits. 

So how does Hydrotherapy work? How can it help your rehabilitation? Here it is.

10 Ways *Hydrotherapy Helps in Rehabilitation

1. Relaxation: The buoyancy and temperature of the water during hydrotherapy can relax your muscles and connective tissue, which is important in rehabilitation.
2. Pain Relief: The warm water temperature and bubbling water provide a weightless rehabilitation environment. In this instance, hydrotherapy reduces the muscle stress and strain at the point of injury and throughout your body.
3. Analgesic Effect: Hot water in hydrotherapy can override pain impulses producing an analgesic effect. Reliving pain. Which you need in Rehabilitation.
4. Improves Sleep: Hydrotherapy promotes sleep. (National Sleep Foundation)
5. Recovery Time: Some studies report hydrotherapy improves your rehabilitation time.
6. Improves Circulation: Hydrotherapy increases blood flow throughout your body, which can help relieve and heal injuries.
7. Relieves Muscle Spasms: The increase of blood and oxygen through your blood stream during hydrotherapy reduces and relieves muscle spasms.
8. Reduces Inflammation: As blood flow increases and the blood vessels contract, you’ll experience relief allowing inflammation to decrease.
9. Increases Range of Motion: During hydrotherapy, your muscles simply relax increasing your range of motion. This is usually done in conjunction with some rehabilitation exercises. You can increase your range of motion by about 20% in 113 degrees F water.
10. Tissue Healing: Studies report hydrotherapy in heated water increases your metabolism multiplying white blood cells which aid in healing tissue damage.

As you can see, Hydrotherapy can help your body recover in a multitude of ways.

So, if you find yourself in rehabilitation after a sport, work, or other physical injury, ask for “Hydrotherapy”.

You be glad you did. It feels so good throughout your whole body, which of course relaxes your mind, and lifts your spirits. 

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*This article refers to Hydrotherapy in Rehabilitation using heat (warm/hot water).

Source: Hydrotherapy Theory & Technique 3^rd Edition by Patrick Barron, N MD

Comments

[jake_v]

Maybe this is why I see most basketball athletes recovering from injuries are using pools. And I thought that bath salts are just only for relieving muscle aches.

[Sal]

I have used hydrotherapy for years without even knowing it. I ran track and was very active as a youth. I guess I'm paying for it now. I have aches and pains in my knees and elbows. I usually take a long soak in the whirlpool to relax. I do notice that after doing this I feel better. My knees and elbows don't ache. I feel like a new man that can move around with ease. I will keep up with this and try to relax a little more often.

[Drew]

I enjoy this type of rehab most. The physical therapy really takes a lot out of you so a nice dip in my Hot Tub really does help tremendously.

[Jack Yates]

I have had a lot of problems with my lower back. Spasms and aches all the time. My Doctor told me the spasms were due to lack of muscle on one side so the spasms were trying to build up one side to compensate. Since water makes you lighter I figured I'd get a swim spa from you guys. It has been a big change the last couple months. I have better range of motion and the spasms and aches are gone. I've discontinued the pain killers I was on for the past ten years. This is amazing! It's a brand new me.

[Steve Schuller]

I never knew that hydrotherapy was able to help you heal quicker. I know I used to sit in the whirlpool after practice. I figured it was preventative maintenance. Good to know, Good post!

[Karmen Ashley]

Hydrotherapy was a little neglected during the dark ages. Maybe that is how the plague was developed. I think hydrotherapy is aromatherapy too. It would be a much smellier world without this type of therapy.

[Julie Goldenstein]

This was a really good way for me to begin therapy. It seems that most of my physicians left out hydrotherapy. I have been rehabilitating my shoulder with this and it works great.

[Eddie Krieb]

Hydrotherapy has been a vital factor in my recovery from knee surgery. I never knew what I needed to do to get this thing back in action. The doctors told me it was going to take six weeks to recover. I don't like being stuck in my house. I used my whirlpool tub daily. Instead of six weeks I was good to go after a month. I believe!