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What is Aquatic Therapy Exercises?

Aquatic exercise therapy refers to any program of stretching, lifting and exercising of limbs that takes place in water. Water exercise is a gentle way to exercise joints and muscles. Water supports joints to make movement easier, while it may act as resistance to help build muscle strength.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fibromyalgia 48 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 28 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Improve mobility 19 1 Efficacy_moderate
Stiffness/Spasticity 16 3 Efficacy_major
Improve flexibility/strength 14 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 14 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 156 patients currently doing Aquatic Therapy Exercises

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 6
Mild
 7
None
 32

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Aquatic Therapy Exercises

Pain 5
Fatigue 3
Soreness 2
Post exertional exhaustion 1
Cramps in legs and feet during treatment 1
Depressed mood 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently doing Aquatic Therapy Exercises. See all 56 dosages ►

  1hours as needed 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 1 hr daily 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 60 min 3 times a week 30 min daily 60 min daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 12 Number of Patients: 12 9 Number of Patients: 9 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Aquatic Therapy Exercises (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 31   Other: 44%
Course of treatment ended 16   Course of treatment ended: 23%
Expense 12   Expense: 17%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 7%
I didn't have enough time 5   I didn't have enough time: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 4%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 3%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 70 patients who’ve stopped doing Aquatic Therapy Exercises

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Aquatic Therapy Exercises

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Doing Aquatic Therapy Exercises

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Aquatic Therapy Exercises

Always
 14 29%
Usually
 23 48%
Sometimes
 8 17%
Never
 3 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Aquatic Therapy Exercises

Very
 7 15%
Somewhat
 18 38%
A little
 16 33%
Not at all
 7 15%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Aquatic Therapy Exercises

$200+
 1 3%
$100-199
 1 3%
$50-99
 8 25%
$25-49
 10 31%
< $25
 11 34%

Report created on February 10, 2012.