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Aquatic therapy for pain that land exercise makes worse

Water carries part of your weight so strength and balance work can start sooner. Offered at our Wisconsin Rapids clinic, with no referral needed.

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Why land-based exercise can hurt too much, too soon

Some bodies cannot yet do the exercise they need. A knee that aches under your own weight, a hip that will not tolerate a standing program, a back that flares with every step on a hard floor. The work that would help is the work that hurts, and so it does not get done.

Aquatic therapy increases strength and balance while decreasing the complaints of pain that are often associated with land-based activity. It is particularly appropriate for chronic pain, arthritis and balance disorders, and it can speed recovery from bone fractures, joint replacements, surgeries and other musculoskeletal injuries.

How a pool session fits your plan

Water takes load off the joints, which lets a therapist start strength, range of motion and balance work earlier than a gym floor would allow. You still begin with an evaluation of up to an hour with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and you do not need a referral to book it in Wisconsin.

Whether the pool is right for you is a clinical decision. Your therapist makes it at the initial evaluation, based on what is wrong and what you need to be able to do again. Some plans live in the water, some split time between the pool and the clinic floor, and some never need it.

As with every visit, you spend the session with the undivided attention of your physical therapist, and follow-up appointments are scheduled for 45 minutes.

Coverage, and where the pool is

Most major insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid and workers' compensation, cover aquatic therapy. A comprehensive list of the private plans we accept is on our website, and the front desk verifies your benefits with your plan before you start. Verification is not a guarantee of coverage, so it is worth calling your insurer too.

Aquatic therapy is offered only at the Wisconsin Rapids clinic, 621 8th Street South. If you see us in Amherst or Plainfield and wonder whether the pool belongs in your plan, ask at your evaluation. Call (715) 803-7617 to schedule.

Therapy pool with a ramp entry and steel handrails

Roberts Physical Therapy, 621 8th Street South, Wisconsin Rapids. Call (715) 803-7617.

What the pool often goes with

Check what your plan covers on the insurance page, or read about the Wisconsin Rapids clinic.