Aquatic Treadmills, Bikes & Underwater Exercise Equipment for Pool Use

Time 2020-12-13 05:02:38

Web Name: Aquatic Treadmills, Bikes & Underwater Exercise Equipment for Pool Use

WebSite: http://pooltherapy.com

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Bikes,Underwater,Aquatic,

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The Aquatic Therapy Source manufactures pool treadmills, aquatic underwater bikes and a full line of aquatic underwater exercise machines for professional use by hospital and clinic aquatic therapy programs. Our business specializes in the development and manufacturing of aquatic therapy exercise equipment including under water treadmill systems,aqua bikes, poolparallel bar systems, water gyms, and other aquatic machines such as aquatic ellipticals, steppers, rowers, climbers, cross country ski exercisers, and a lateral slide board, all for use in hospital and clinic therapy pools.All of our patented aquatic exercise equipment is made bya highly skilled craftsman in the U.S.A. with domestically sourced materials.If your health care organization is planning or alreadyoperates a therapy pool, the Aquatic Therapy Source can provide yourfacility with state-of-art,freestanding, pool exercise machines that will greatly increase theeffectiveness of your aquatic therapy program.We are the oldest and most experienced manufacturer of aquatic under water exercise machines in the World and have been in continuous existence since 1987 pioneering this unique health care field. Please browse the links at your left to view our products and visit our Contact Information form to request current pricing and printed brochures. Click on any of the photos below to see an expanded view of our Aquatic Therapy Gym. Water, the necessary ingredient for aquatictherapy is the ideal medium in which to exercise orrehabilitate the body. Water provides an environment, which reduces body weight by 90%when standing in shoulder depth water and thereby decreases musculoskeletal stress or impact on thebody. The warm water used in aquatic therapy also reduces spasticity and relaxes, allowingindividuals to move with greater mobility and less pain. Users gain the general benefits ofexercise withoutsuffering from the compressive and torque forces associated with the gravity of a dry landexercise setting.There are many goals achieved through the use ofaquatic exercise machines including: aerobic training, strength gaining andincreases in endurance and flexibility. These machines allowmost of these goals to beachieved simultaneously, making this type of equipment ideal for use byprofessional health care organizations.There are other unique benefits derivedfrom the use of aquatic therapy machines, such as the fact that it allows the muscles to be exercised in all directions. This is due to the fact that waterresistance is 12 times greater than air resistance. The result for any specific exerciseis that the muscles involved receive a more comprehensive workout and are not isolated aswe find in typical dry land exercise routines. For injured athletes, use of underwatertherapy equipment allows them to continueexercising while theyrecover from their injuries.Aquatic therapy machines are also ideal forpersons suffering from arthritis, acute injuries, neurological disorders and strokevictims. All users benefit from the increasedconfidence they feel when they are in the water free from the pull of gravity. Thestructure of the freestanding machinery lends users a more securemeans to attain balance and coordination that is superior than just standing in the water, with the individual attempting to wave hand held or foot attached resistancedevices.In most circumstances, the controlled movement offered by thesemachines is more productive and effective for aquatic therapy than hand held andfoot attached devices, which is why many physical therapists chose this type of equipment as the primary treatment modality for theirpatients.When evaluating freestanding underwaterexercise equipment, several considerations are important to insure thatthe equipment will be useful and appropriate for its intended purpose.To attain the non-weight bearing health benefit through buoyancy, which is thesingle most important factor in aquatic therapy, aquatic exercisemachines must allow the user to be as deep in the water as the pool will allow. The goalis for the user to be at shoulder depth whether the user is standing or sitting on amachine. The chest area of the body is the single most buoyant area and should besubmerged to attain the greatest benefits. If the exercise machine does not allow the userto attain this depth or the pool is too shallow, then the benefits will not be as great. The next important factor is the mobility of theunderwater exercise machine. If a pool has multiple depths or a gradually sloping surface,then the ability to quickly and easily relocate an aquatic therapy machine has greatadvantages for attaining the ideal buoyancy for individuals of differing height. Tallindividuals will attain the greatest benefits by startingtheir program in deeper water appropriate to theirheight.Another consideration is obstruction. Pool decks aregenerally accessible on all sides giving pool users easy access in and out of pools at anylocation. This is not only for convenience, but also for the general safety of the allpool users. Will aquatic therapy equipment restrict in any way access to a pool and doesit have the potential to cause individuals to trip on any machine-associated deckfixtures? The answer is yes if the equipment relies on a deck mounting system.Design and material considerations are also important.It is well known by experienced pool operators that the use of stainless steel in poolcomponents does not guarantee that corrosion can be prevented from occurring. Oncecorrosion begins on a stainless steel component, rust colored staining on the pool flooris inevitable. Also, stainless steel plates, angles and channels used in aquatic exerciseequipment can be very user unfriendly as they present an unnecessarily hardand thin surface area that can come in contact with users.Thermoplastics, in comparison, will not corrode inany pool environment and properly designed, they offer broader, contoured surface edges that are friendlyto touch and safer than typical stainless steel construction. Thermoplasticmaterials that are of equal strength to stainless steel are usually more expensive for the manufacturer to attain, but offer superiorbenefits.What is unique about our products is that all of our equipment is designed to all of the above mentioneddesign parameters. The Aquatic Therapy Source was the original pioneering developer of freestanding, thermoplastic, underwater exercise equipment, which includes many designs for aqua treadmills and aquatic bikes, and we remain the only truly knowledgeable manufactureroffering this style of aquatic exercise equipment.Our aquatic therapy systems are userfriendly, do not require maintenance and are highly durable. The use of ourequipment by professional health care organizations will assure that their patientsand patrons are using the very best systems available.

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