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Water Exercise and Aquatic Therapy

The special properties of water can provide you with excellent benefits if you are healing a back injury. Learn what water exercise is, what the benefits are, what kind of equipment is involved, what exercises to do and when not to do a water exercise workout.
Water Exercise and Aquatic Therapy - What is Water Exercise?
Water exercise and aquatic therapy utilized unique properties of water such as buoyancy and resistance or drag to strengthen back and other muscles and increase joint range of motion. Water exercise provides an environment to exercise in which back pain is reduced.
What is Water Exercise Equipment?
Aquatic equipment, or water exercise equipment, enhance water exercise workouts. The use of water exercise equipment such as the floatation belt and dumbbells can help reduce back pain and develop strength in back muscles.
Benefits of Water Exercise
The special properties of water can provide you with excellent benefits if you are healing a back injury. Water exercise - aquatic therapy - can help strengthen back muscles, increase flexibility, improve joint range-of-motion and decrease back pain.
When Is Water Exercise Not Recommended?
Water exercise has many benefits for back pain sufferers, but there are times when water exercises is not the best choice of activity.
Water Exercise for Your Back - Water Exercise Routine
Water exercise can be great for your back. It strengthens muscles and increases joint range of motion. Here is a short, simple water exercise routine to get you started.
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