At LiquidGym we treat a wide variety of neurological conditions, which can arise from problems with the brain, the spinal cord, or the peripheral nerves.
Because these conditions are complex, symptoms vary widely, muscle stiffness or spasm, muscle weakness, tremor, problems with sensation, poor balance, mobility difficulties and pain. Those symptoms can make everyday activities harder: working, walking, getting dressed, eating.
Water immersion allows patients to perform movements they may be unable to perform on land. Exercises can be performed with greater ease and less pain, because of the buoyancy the water creates.
The upward force of buoyancy counterbalances the downward effects of gravity and greatly decreases the impact forces your body is subjected to in traditional land therapy.
Standing chest-deep in water, your body weight can be reduced by up to 80 percent.
Someone weighing 200 pounds on land may weigh as little as 40 pounds in the water, which is what makes it possible to safely perform exercise therapy that land would not allow.
For neurological conditions, this combination matters directly: reduced weight bearing and resistance in every direction together support balance and gait work that is often difficult or unsafe on land.
Where appropriate, equipment is used alongside water and land-based work to support gait, strength and balance training.
Our therapists complete a thorough neurological assessment and design a treatment and management plan built around your symptoms and your goals, to help improve your overall quality of life.
Neurological assessment, a tailored treatment and management plan, and progression through water and land work as your function changes.
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For an assessment and a detailed plan of care, call LiquidGym at 613-820-8228 to book an appointment with one of our therapists.
