Will a swim spa help with aching joints?

Fast-paced living and advances in medical care means we need to start thinking about our long-term health. Aqua therapy offers a host of benefits at every age and can specifically help with a range of wear and tear as well as age-related conditions.

Aquatic therapy isn’t a new thing. Bathing spas and healing waters have long been believed to offer therapeutic benefits since pre-Roman times. Nowadays there’s a plethora of research to show just how beneficial hydrotherapy can be for injury rehabilitation through to helping manage chronic medical conditions.

For most people, warm water is invitation enough and our Fastlane Pools® Fitness Systems can be heated to 40 degrees Celsius. With inbuilt jets and our swim current, you get all the benefits of professional hydrotherapy relief, in privacy, as often as you need, and in your own home.

People who experience muscle spasms, back pain, arthritis and fibromyalgia often find aquatic therapy especially therapeutic but research shows that hydrotherapy can help healing after orthopaedic surgery, injury, sports strain and more.

What conditions does aqua therapy help?

Our customers who are focused on the therapeutic aspects of Fastlane Pools Fitness Systems tell us that our hydrotherapy helps with a wide range of issues including:

• Lower back pain
• Knee injuries
• Joint replacements
• Upper-extremity injuries
• Neurological conditions (disease and trauma)
• Post-surgical recovery
• Arthritis
• And more…

Some specific studies have been conducted with great results and are outlined below.

Arthritis Relief

Numerous studies have been conducted to understand how aquatic therapy can benefit sufferers of many forms of arthritis. Utah State University showed that a 6-week, aquatic treadmill exercise programme reduced joint pain and improved balance, function and mobility in patients with Osteoarthritis.

Surgery Recovery

LaTrobe University conducted a meta-analysis (a combined study of all relevant research) and showed that aquatic physical therapy improves function is easily as effective as land-based therapy in terms of pain, oedema, strength and range of motion without increasing wound-related adverse risks.

Another study showed that hydrotherapy helped post knee anterior cruciate ligament surgery including with better scores on balance and fewer episodes of re-injury.

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