Aquamassage Therapy

Massage therapists employ a number of techniques that are designed for therapeutic massage therapy, physical rehabilitation and physical healing. Any one of these techniques will work towards the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life, restoring muscle elasticity and improving movement in an individual’s body. Aqua massage therapy is a gentle type of health massage therapy technique that takes advantage of the anti-gravity properties of therapeutic water pools. Watkins Health uses these techniques to provide patients with an environment where they can float in water while applying physical therapy techniques. These techniques and physical rehabilitation therapies are designed to enhance healing by removing the pressure of gravity on the human body, thus allowing for free movement of certain muscles such that they are able to heal without the added pressure and stress on the muscles. In these pools, Watkins Health also keeps the water temperature at a pre-standardized rate that is designed to promote further relaxation of the body muscles and improve the rate at which therapy begins healing the body. Massage therapists and aqua massage therapists would be able to deduce how the body will react to the therapy regiments.

A skilled massage therapist will use a variety of massage techniques, spine-softening movements, opening stretches and dynamic stillness when applying different types of physical therapies. These techniques are applied depending on the type of injury, but in each case, aqua massage therapy would provide an environment where the patient can experience a type of weightlessness that could improve their responsiveness to the physical therapy. In some cases, this type of treatment is also known as hydrotherapy, using a combination of ancient techniques, technological advances and hot water temperatures to apply therapies to the body. Some of the most severe injuries are sometimes best treated by Watkins Health through aqua massage therapy. In such cases of automobile accidents, spine injury, sports injuries and other severe trauma, the availability of water pools makes physical therapy application more successful in providing the type of physical rehab to help the body recover from its injuries. With our professional aqua massage therapists, patients can feel comfortable in the notion that their personal therapist understands how to apply such techniques and that working through an almost weightless environment will improve their recovery and overall mobility. With any debilitating injury, our rehab centre can be the answer to get you back on your feet quickly and with a healthy outlook on life.