Why Hydrotherapy Matters

Hydrotherapy provides proven physical and mental health benefits, especially for:

  • Older adults – by 2043, it is predicted 25% of Dunedin’s population will be 65+ as per Dunedin Aquatic Facilities and Services Review by Xyst 2023, Feasibility Study 2024
  • People with disabilities (90% of Physio Pool users prior to closure in 2021 identified having ≥ 1) identified having more than one disability
  • Injury/surgery recovery, and for patients on waitlists to see a surgeon and/or start treatment
  • Chronic pain, neurological injury and illness, and children with special needs
  • Cardiovascular disease, blood pressure improvement, and osteoarthritis pain relief
  • Mental health and wellness support, building fitness and exercise tolerance, and socialisation

Benefits:

  • Warm 35°C water reduces pain and stiffness, enabling exercise progressions in comfort
  • Buoyancy assists mobility and flexibility, and patients feel safe and supported in water
  • Improved circulation and cardiovascular fitness are achieved through exercising in water
  • Low-impact exercise aids balance retraining, and rehab progresses to safe resistance work
  • Mental health benefits, stress relief in a positive, quiet and safe, rehab-focussed environment
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