HYDROTHERAPY
Kids Hydrotherapy Sessions in Perth
Hydrotherapy means exercise in heated water. There is a large hydrotherapy pool in the same building as Kidz Clinic. The water is heated to 34.5 degrees which is classified as therapeutic temperature.
Joints feel significantly lighter with the support of the water. The resistance of the water against the body facilitates strengthening of the muscles. The heat of the water soothes the sore and painful joints and promotes total body relaxation.
The small group format for hydrotherapy is fun and allows the kids to meet other kids suffering from similar conditions. This is quite liberating for a child who has been in chronic pain as they see that other kids can identify with their predicament or situation.
Most children love the idea of exercising in water
Hydrotherapy classes are run weekly in Shenton Park:
- 1-2pm on Wednesdays
- 8-9am on Saturdays.
It is lots of fun!!
Most of the people in the classes are between 10 and 18 years. Depending on the number of participants we break it up into subgroups with 10 – 14 year olds in one group and 15 years and upwards in the other group.
Most of the children/teenagers attending have juvenile arthritis, chronic fatigue, hypermbility disorders or joint pains. Contact Kidz Clinic by phone or email to arrange to join a session.
