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Lincoln County Healthcare Aquatic Therapy
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Lincoln County Healthcare offers aquatic therapy through a partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA.
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Aquatic Therapy is an exercise program performed in water. The buoyancy and resistance provided by water helps strengthen muscles with less stress on joints. By using a multi-depth pool and warm water, aquatic therapy promotes muscle relaxation, muscle strengthening and increased blood flow to injured areas. Aquatic therapy may be appropriate for the following:
- pediatric patients
- patients with orthopedic injuries
- patients with neurological conditions
- patients with cardiopulmonary problems
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Benefits of an Aquatic Therapy Program may Include:
- improved flexibility
- the ability to initiate and complete an exercise program
- enhanced walking ability and awareness of body movement
- a lower risk of injury or reinjury during rehabilitation
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Talk to your Doctor
- See if you could benefit from treatment from a Lincoln County Healthcare Aquatic Therapist.
- Many insurance companies will pay for aquatic therapy with a doctor's referral.
- Questions? Call us at 633-1928 at St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center in Boothbay Harbor or 563-4517 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
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