Knee and hip pain are two of the most prevalent musculoskeletal  conditions warranting people to seek physical therapy.  For the elderly population it is generally due to osteoarthritis.  For the athletes of professional and recreational sports, it is sprains, strains and cartilage damage. Certainly physical therapy is not limited to these conditions nor to these groups.  

 

Doctors' prescriptions call for land-based therapy. Lately, however, aquatic therapy, also known as hydrotherapy, has been making its mark on the rehabilitation front.  Patients are now educating themselves on alternative forms of treatment and are now more aware of the facets of their regiment. 

 

Aquatic therapy has become one of the most innovative forms of rehabilitation treatment and unfortunately, not all practices accommodate the interest for taking a dip in a heated pool as doctor's orders.