Swimex.  Go with the Flow.

“It really helps with their balance rehabilitation,” Pam says. “We have them walk the length of the pool, and we work on their gait pattern. Then we use the current to challenge them a bit. Being in the water helps them get over their fear of falling.”

Watch Pam demonstrate some techniques and exercises.

SwimEx. Go with the Flow.

At age 86, Harriet  Goodwin works out three times per week with personal trainer Kate Soule at 121Fit in New Hampshire and comes in to use the pool on her own. Harriet’s “Surf & Turf Workout” involves working out in the gym and in our therapy pool. 121fit is the area’s only facility equipped with a state-of-the art SwimEx therapy pool designed specifically for people who experience pain, enabling them to exercise pain free. Since beginning her workouts with Kate, Harriet has lost a total of 26 inches and 18 pounds all the while inspiring us all with her can-do spirit and enthusiasm. Congrats, Harriet!

Learn more about SwimEx  Aquatic Therapy Pools for physical therapy, rehab and conditioning.

Her first experience with a swim-in-place pool was during a visit to Hong Kong fifteen years ago, “I loved it!” But back home, Karen had a tough time incorporating swimming into her daily exercise routine. ”I didn’t like going to the gym pool or dealing with dirty locker rooms. Meanwhile, the town’s public didn’t offer many open swim hours.”

Frustrated with limited lap pool options, she started researching in-home therapy pools. Karen says SwimEx was the most appealing brand due to its quality and smooth current, “one of the advantages with a SwimEx was the quality and the width of the current. Another plus, I don’t have to bother with a lot of harsh chemicals and ventilation.”

Aquatic therapy paid off quickly for Karen after she tore her (ACL) anterior cruciate ligament during a skiing accident. Tears almost always require surgery, but Karen was determined to avoid going under the knife, “I decided not to undergo surgery and rehab it. I found that swimming exercised it enough and my leg felt really good.”

Today, she alternates her daily swim with her favorite exercises: breaststroke, freestyle and running. According to Vice President of Sales Suzanne Marchetti, she joins the growing number of retired homeowners turning to SwimEx for a stress-free workout.

Because she loves her SwimEx so much, Karen recently purchased her second pool and installed it in her new home.

About Swim Ex:

SwimEx specializes in the design and manufacturing of superior fiberglass rehab and exercise swim spa pools for home and professional use. Our focus is centered upon controlling the therapeutic properties of water used for aquatic therapy to provide a nearly stress-free environment for rehabilitation. SwimEx is dedicated to building the finest swim spa swimming pools and rehabilitation equipment for home, sports, therapy and healthcare.

For more information on SwimEx, visit www.swimex.com

Media Contact: Julie Ruditzky, Julie@publicitycrew.com, 860-334-4774

The Salt Lake Community College Physical Therapist Assistant program utilizes the pool in the following ways:

• Student instruction for both physical therapist assistant and occupational therapy assistant students
• Aquatic therapy interventions for the pro bono on-site clinic physical therapy patients.

Program Director Diana Ploeger says the SwimEx pool is a great teaching resource and enables uninsured patients to receive high-tech care, “students appreciate the opportunity to implement what they have learned in class through individual practice and providing aquatic therapy interventions under the direct supervision of a physical therapist. Physical therapy clinic patients are pleased with the opportunity to receive treatments utilizing aquatic therapy as well as land-based techniques.”
“The pool is used in a variety of ways to meet the individual needs of patients who are served by the pro bono clinic. For a back patient, the deep end is utilized with some ankle weights and swim noodle in order to provide gentle spinal distraction. For bariatric clients, the pool is utilized for aerobic exercise with less weight bearing on lower extremity joints. For a patient with balance issues, the water and some resistance provides challenges not possible during land-based therapy.”

About Swim Ex:

SwimEx specializes in the design and manufacturing of superior fiberglass rehab and exercise swim spa pools for home and professional use. Our focus is centered upon controlling the therapeutic properties of water used for aquatic therapy to provide a nearly stress-free environment for rehabilitation. SwimEx is dedicated to building the finest swim spa swimming pools and rehabilitation equipment for home, sports, therapy and healthcare.

For more information on SwimEx, visit www.swimex.com

Media Contact: Julie Ruditzky, Julie@publicitycrew.com, 860-334-4774

Authors: Kasee Hildenbrand, Sara Nordio, Timothy S. Freson, Bruce E. Becker

The purpose of this article is to propose creation of a consistent, measureable 12-week aquatic exercise progression for individuals diagnosed with asthma. An aquatic exercise option not requiring swim skills may offer real value, but no previous literature explicitly describes a standardized nonswimming aquatic exercise progression. Participants were diagnosed: medically managed asthmatics in a rural community. Guidelines set forth by AEA and ACSM were used in the development of the exercise program and progression. By the end of the 12 weeks, instructors were challenging participants with multilevel travel sets and complex timed sequences, meeting programmatic goals for exercise intensity progression. In conclusion, this 12-week aquatic exercise protocol could effectively be prescribed by aquatic exercise specialists to increase physical activity in an asthmatic population. The design may be used in research studies as a consistent and measurable treatment protocol.

http://journals.humankinetics.com/ijare-back-issues/ijare-volume-4-issue-3-august-2010/development-of-an-aquatic-exercise-training-protocol-for-the-asthmatic-population

The purpose of this retrospective pilot study was to determine if aquatic therapy (AT) intervention concurrent with occupational therapy (OT) yielded greater functional gains in stroke patients than OT treatment alone. A retrospective chart review was conducted evaluating subjective data from an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Morgantown, WV. Thirty-nine stroke survivor charts were examined. Patients who received OT with or without concurrent aquatic therapy were included.

Differences were examined in the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores in patients who received (a) AT plus conventional OT or (b) con­ventional OT alone. Discharge bed/chair transfer (p = 0.009) and locomotion (p = 0.01) scores were higher for people who received OT and AT versus patients only receiving OT. Linear regression indicated AT treatment predicted discharge bed/chair transfer FIM score (p = 0.02), discharge locomotion (walking) FIM score (p = 0.002), discharge stairs FIM score (p = 0.04), and change in bed/chair transfer FIM score (p = 0.02). These findings indicate that AT, combined with OT, may predict success on specific FIM outcomes (e.g., bed/chair transfer FIM score, locomotion [walking] FIM score) in stroke patients.

http://journals.humankinetics.com/ijare-current-issue/ijare-volume-4-issue-4-november/the-effects-of-combined-aquatic-and-occupational-therapy-in-stroke-patients-a-retrospective-study

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