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What is Hydrotherapy (water therapy)?

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy involves the use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases. Hydrotherapy is used to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or spinal cord injuries and in patients suffering burns, spasticity, stroke or paralysis.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 8%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
5 42%
None
6 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Soreness
3 75%
Foot drop
1 25%
Stiffness the next day
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy). See all 31 dosages ►

  30 as needed 30minutes as needed 40minutes as needed weekly 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 3 other weekly 5 min weekly 9 min weekly 30 min every other week 45 min every other week 120 min monthly 30 min weekly 60 min every other week weekly 40 min weekly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly weekly 80 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly weekly 130 min weekly 20 min daily daily 25 min daily weekly 30 min daily daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
10 53% Other: 53%
Did not seem to work
5 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Course of treatment ended
4 21% Course of treatment ended: 21%
Expense
3 16% Expense: 16%
Doctor's advice
1 5% Doctor's advice: 5%
Not indicated
1 5% Not indicated: 5%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 42%
Usually
7 58%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
2 17%
A little
5 42%
Not at all
4 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
3 25%
$50-99
4 33%
$25-49
2 17%
< $25
1 8%

Report created on March 16, 2010.