Hydrotherapy Pools
Any therapy done with water or inside of water is called hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy involves all form of water in its treatment of alternative therapies.
- 1. Inhaling the vapor with medicine in it is one form of hydrotherapy where water is used as communication of drugs to the lungs..
- 2.• Aquatic therapy where water submersed the body weather in tank, tub or pool is called aquatic hydrotherapy.
- 3• Some time for endurance and enhances the capacity of athletes the ice water or ICE is used in ice pods for therapy and treatment hence the sloid form of hydrotherapy is performed in this.
Hydrotherapy for lung alignments are done with water vapours.
Hydrotherapy for spine injury patient is on floating in pool and the air is induced for more buoyance and physical horizontal position movements.
BASED ON THE PATIENT THE HYDROTHERAPY IS DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PATIENT.
The equipment for hydrotherapy is made as per scientific knowledge and usage.
HYDROTHERAPY POOLS SHOULD HAVE CERTAIN CHARACTERS TO ASSIST THERAPIST AND PATIENTS:
- • Hydrotherapy pool steps and surfaces should be anti-skid.
- • The depth of hydrotherapy pool should not be more than 4.5 ft or 1.35 meter.
- • Water should be disinfected and all precaution should be taken for that.
- • Water of hydrotherapy pool should be heated and chilled so heater and chiller should be used.
- •All side bars, handles should be available for patient and therapist.
- • Proper training is needed for Hydrotherapy which is done by physiotherapist.
- • Hydrotherapy should be done in covered area and pool cover is must.
- • One set of safety kit and code cap should be present.
