Polymyalgia | HydroWorx Pool Protocol

Описание: Explore how the HydroWorx 1000 helps Doris, a rehab patient with polymyalgia, regain mobility and enhance her quality of life. Dan Lent-Koop of Orleans Park Arthritis Associates guides her through a typical physical therapy routine for patients with this condition, emphasizing the best features the HydroWorx has to offer.

Doris's polymyalgia made it difficult to function daily, so Dan introduced her to HydroWorx aquatic therapy. The water adds buoyancy to minimize the weight the lower joints have to manage, resulting in less pain and more ability. Hydrotherapy provides Doris — and others like her — extended mobility so she can work on building strength and confidence before returning to land-based exercises.

This video showcases the best features present in all HydroWorx therapy pool models. First, we see the underwater treadmill with its wide, cushioned surface that accommodates most needs. Here, Doris can practice walking and sidestepping up to 8.5 miles per hour without stress on her joints that she would experience on land.

As she works, the physical therapist can monitor her stance and progress through the integrated underwater video monitoring system. The system includes cameras in the front and side of the pool connected to aboveground flat-screen monitors. Clinicians can see the patient's progress from multiple angles and adjust their stance in real time. This feature allows patients to gain specific, valuable feedback about their progress while a physical therapist monitors consistency and progress up close.

After Doris gets used to walking on the treadmill, Dan turns on the hydrotherapy resistance jets. The resistance jets in HydroWorx pools are perhaps their most versatile feature. In this video, the jets increase the difficulty level of Doris's therapy, allowing her to gain more strength, conditioning and flexibility in less time. Clinicians also value using a hose attachment on the jets to provide target deep-tissue massages, scar tissue manipulation and pain management.

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Timestamps:

[0:01] Meet Doris

[0:15] Standing hip flexion

[0:28] Hip aduction, abduction, flexion and extension

[0:45] Clockwise and counterclockwise circumvention

[1:10] Squats

[1:20] Step-ups

[1:40] Side step-ups

[2:00] Single limb stance

[2:40] Using the underwater treadmill and cameras

[3:50] Using the underwater resistance jets

[4:45] Sidestepping



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