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The Physiotherapists at The Physiotherapy Centre are specialists at using hydrotherapy for helping solve a wide range of conditions. All the practitioners that use the pool have completed post-graduate training in hydrotherapy, and have been incredibly successful with their clients.

No, hydrotherapy rarely involves swimming.  It’s more doing exercises and specific techniques in the pool to work on strength, joint mobilisation, pain relief, relaxation, proprioception and balance working with the properties of the warm water to adjust the level of difficulty of the exercises to suit you and your condition.

Initially you would need a physiotherapist with you, to make sure you are able to use the pool and pool area safely and also to ensure you are doing appropriate exercises and can perform them effectively. Once the physiotherapist is happy with these, you may be able to use the pool independently.

If you have any of the following conditions Unstable cardiac condition- especially left ventricular failure Recent medical instability after acute episode without medical clearance (MI, CVA, DVT, PE, Status Asthmaticus) Unstable angina Renal compromise Uncontrolled blood pressure (high or low) Seizures / poorly controlled epilepsy Loss of consciousness / blackouts Uncontrolled diabetes Open wounds Infectious…

Although you do not have to pay for hydrotherapy on the NHS, there is a limit as to how many sessions the NHS can provide (often a 6 session limit). Often patients need more than this, especially if they start out with a lot of pain, restricted  movement and weakness or if they have a…

Pro’s The buoyancy in the water helps to reduce stress on joints and soft tissue while exercising, making it easier for those in pain to move better. This means that people can often exercise for longer in the water than they can on dry land. Water also creates resistance to movement, meaning that it can…

Sessions with a clinician present vary from £91 to £113 depending on the length of the session. Similarly, self-supervised sessions vary from £16 to £22.50 per session, again depending on the length of the session.

Hydrotherapy can help a range of conditions, for example following surgery or fracture (once your wounds are healed) or with injuries or presentations that make it difficult to move well on dry land due to pain, weakness or restricted movement. These could include neurological conditions (such as stroke or brain injury) or injuries including spinal…

Here are the Terms & Conditions to the ‘Quiz Time’ emails. There is no cash value (e.g. this cannot be refunded, used as payment for insurance excess/short falls or missed appointment fees) it can only be used as credit against treatments. This cannot be used against payments that are already due. This is for future…

Our initial assessment sessions are 45-60 minutes to allow for a thorough history. Treatment sessions are 30 minutes but can longer if felt necessary