Advantages of using the YAKO-PADDLE as part of water-based therapy.
- Aquatic therapy (or water therapy) uses the natural buoyancy of water to facilitate exercise without the compressive loading forces present in land-based physical therapy programs.
- For patients in pain and weakened because of an injury or disability, aquatic therapy offers the perfect solution to treatment.
- The natural buoyancy of water allows patients to exercise with less pain and reduced stress on the body.
- The natural pressure of water provides resistance to strengthen muscles and reduces joint and soft-tissue swelling.
The YAKO-PADDLE provides safe, effective, customized care for patients with with any of the following:
- Difficulty walking or limited weight-bearing capacity
- Fibromyalgia
- Extremity injuries which prevent regular conditioning on normal surfaces or in athletic participation
- Spinal dysfunction which prevents exercise on normal surfaces due to pain, immobility and/or compression
- Arthritis
- Pregnancy-related musculoskeletal pain
- Shoulder, back, chest and arm rehabilitation
- Unsuccessful attempts at land-based therapy
- Stroke rehabilitation
YAKO-PADDLE SPECIFIC PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAMS
We will be providing videos on these pages which show yako-paddle physical therapy exercises for specific physical therapy programs.
