We have a fully maintained aquatic therapy pool that is available for hire. Please email aquatic@sandside.org.uk if you you would like to make an enquiry.
The Best Equipped Therapy Pool in the South Lakes
Professional Team
Our pool is managed by a dedicated professional team who make sure that the facility is maintained to the highest standards.
Excellent Facilities
We have two fully equipped changing rooms available. They both have hoist access to the pool.
Sound and Media
Light projector, sound system, starburst, and other lighting arrays external to the pool are available. Inside the pool there are water blowers and coloured lights.
10 benefits to aquatic therapy
1
Warm water facilitates muscle relaxation and increases circulation.
2
Water buoyancy lessons the pressure on muscles and joints, assists with movement and reduces swelling caused by gravity.
3
Warm water stimulates body awareness, balance and trunk stability.
4
The reduction of gravitational forces in the pool allows the student to stand and start to weight bear to increase strength and mobility.
5
Warm water and buoyancy results in decreased pain sensitivity and helps to loosen tight joints and muscles and increase flexibility.
6
Improvement of student’s confidence and morale can be established by providing a positive medium in which to move and function.
7
The water provides a working environment of less pain and muscle stress, which reduces symptoms and increases the body’s ability to do exercise and functional activities, they would find difficult on land.
8
Multi-sensory environment helps stimulate the senses whilst calming children with sensory and learning difficulties.
9
Movement in the water and water pressure helps to reduce residual lung capacity for children and young people with chest problems. This enables more efficient lung function and reduces the risk of chest infections developing.
10
Creating turbulence around an arm or leg can increase awareness of a limb and improve mobility both in water and later on dry land.