Leading Facilities
The Royal Bucks Rehabilitation Centre features a purpose-built 8.5-meter hydrotherapy pool, heated to a comfortable 34ºC. It is equipped with hoists and slides for assisted entry, ensuring easy access for wheelchair users.
Our pool is available to both inpatients and outpatients, with a focus on providing a safe and effective environment for all. Each session is supervised by our well-trained physiotherapy team to ensure your activities are safe and beneficial.
We also offer specialised aquatic exercise equipment, including adjustable resistance jets for enhanced workouts and a jet massage feature, designed to help you make the most of the therapeutic benefits of water.
Direct Physical Benefits
Warm water promotes circulation and provides a supportive, relaxed environment. Part of feeling free to take part in exercise which would otherwise be difficult, to make progress with rehabilitation.
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Specific Needs
Your physiotherapist works with you, to build a programme of hydrotherapy activity which helps to improve your core issues and symptoms.
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Wider Health
Muscular strength across your body can be enhanced, along with cardiovascular fitness. Overall health improvement allows greater exercise.
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Pain Management
Alongside reducing exercise strain, hydrotherapy can help directly with muscle pain and joint stiffness, or feelings of restriction.
Lessening tightness in muscles, or exaggerated reflexes is a key part of hydrotherapy. To eliminate interference with movement and feel back in control of your body.
Benefitting Most Conditions
Whether hydrotherapy is being used alongside other types of therapy, or alone, the advantages this offers can be beneficial to a wide range of people.
It’s especially helpful for stroke patients, those with spinal injuries, and people with neurological conditions like muscular dystrophy. Patients dealing with chronic pain or joint issues also find hydrotherapy to be a soothing and supportive option.
Before starting hydrotherapy, we may recommend an individual assessment to ensure it’s the right fit for you and to explore if other therapies could complement your treatment.
Our rehabilitation team is always available to provide guidance and ensure that the environment is safe and supportive for you. With few physical barriers, hydrotherapy is one of the most utilised and beneficial therapies at our centre.
