Hydrotherapy for life!

Hydrotherapy for life!

Hydrotherapy is still often seen as an alternative therapy, but the list of conditions that can see life changing improvements with warm-water exercise is huge! Here our expert hydrotherapy team discuss the benefits for a wide range of conditions and why we at Neptune are so passionate about spreading the message that Hydrohelps!

What is hydrotherapy?

Put simply, hydrotherapy is exercise in water. Here at Neptune Aquatics our focus is warm-water hydrotherapy, in specialised pools heated to 32-35 degrees, this temperature is much warmer than conventional swimming pools.

What conditions can hydrotherapy treat?

Hydrotherapy can be used to treat a wide range of conditions. It can help those who are looking  to improve fitness, feel relaxed and lose weight to people who are trying to cope with life-long debilitating conditions or recover from surgery or injury. Here’s a short list of conditions hydrotherapy can help with. There are many things hydrotherapy can be used for, so if you think hydrotherapy can help you, just get in touch with our team and they’ll be happy to talk further about how we can help.

• Arthritis 
• Rehabilitation following surgery
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Neurological conditions
• Back pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Strokes and head injuries
• Sports injury
• Stress

How does it  work?

The warm water affects your body in a number of ways. Firstly the warmth can have a soothing effect, relieving your pain whilst you’re in the pool. The warmer temperature of the water also increases your circulation allowing increased movement of your joints; above what may be achievable on dry land. The water’s hydrostatic pressure also supports your weight, which allows for greater mobility and confidence for many who are less able when they’re not in the water. The water also provides its own gentle resistance, allowing your muscles to increase in strength. Depending upon your specific needs, the type of exercise programme you follow might be very different, using simply the resistance of the water or by adding in weights and floats.

Here are just a few of the life changing benefits our customers have seen;

• Relief from ongoing pain
• Improved recovery after surgery
• Improved ability when walking
• Weight loss
• Increases levels of fitness
• Stronger muscles
• Improved joint movement
• Less fear of falling
• Increased confidence in mobility
• Feeling relaxed!
• More speedy recovery from sports injury
• Maintaining mental health.

How does it work at Neptune?

All of our Neptune pools are staffed by a fully qualified team who can prepare a personalised exercise programme for you which will be tailored specifically to your needs. Or you may already have an exercise programme given to you by a healthcare professional. Based on what your needs are we might even recommend you attend our instructor led fitness sessions or our specialised sessions for fibromyalgia sufferers. Whatever your needs we can cater for you here and all of our pools are fully accessible (complete with hoists) meaning that whatever your level of fitness we can help you to get into the warm water!