Water Exercise Therapy

Water Exercise Therapy Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Water Exercise Therapy Water exercise therapy entails programs with exercises performed in a pool aiming at removing neck and lower back pains. The exercises also reduce future chances of having back pains since they increase the strength and the stability of muscles (Carroll, Volpe, Morris, Saunders, & Clifford, 2017). The water therapy program can be best designed for overweight individuals, seniors, and athletes who have once suffered injuries. The therapy can also be used by individuals with strains in the muscles, osteoporosis and hypertension. Several movements and exercises can be done in water therapy exercises to improve health. Exercises under this category include leg raising exercises, walking in the pool, and knee to chest stretches (Kisner, Colby, & Borstad, 2017). The exercises help increase the strength of the muscles while stretching them. The ...