The Oasis –
Canine Underwater Treadmill
H2O For Fitness proudly presents the Oasis – the latest underwater treadmill technology for canines and small animals.
The Oasis is the premier offering in physical rehabilitation via hydrotherapy. The natural buoyancy of water assists in minimizing the weight placed on muscles and joints for low-impact workouts to aid in recovery from injury.
H2O For Fitness- Hydrotherapy Products & Canine Treadmills
The Mirage –
Human Underwater Treadmill
The Mirage underwater treadmill by H2O For Fitness has been exclusively designed for human aquatic therapy.
Utilizing the innate properties of water, the Mirage enhances a person’s physical therapy by allowing them to confidently exercise in a controlled, comfortable environment, easing recovery from surgery or injury. Recovery time can be decreased while creating better results,
Along with rehabilitation, the Mirage can also be used for conditioning, cardiovascular fitness, and weight loss. Each hydrotherapy session is fully customizable, allowing someone to achieve their goals.
What is Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy is the use of water to relieve discomfort and promote physical well-being
The term describes therapies performed more broadly in a body of water, such as a pool, or more specifically in a controlled setting of an underwater treadmill. The special properties of water create a unique exercise environment that decreases the impact on muscles and joints while enhancing healing and fitness.
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Hydrotherapy FAQs
What is hydrotherapy and how does it work?
Hydrotherapy is the use of water and its properties to relieve discomfort and promote physical wellbeing. The properties of water, such as buoyancy, resistance, and hydrostatic pressure, support the body for ease of movement, rehabilitation, conditioning, and recovery.
What are the benefits of exercising in water?
Water creates an environment that allows reduced weight-bearing, controlled resistance, and increased support for low-impact exercise. Major benefits include:
- Improved range of motion
- Better pain management for chronic ailments like arthritis
- Faster recovery after surgery or injury
- Increased cardiovascular fitness and conditioning
- Decreased inflammation
- Enhanced balance and gait training
What is the difference between an underwater treadmill and a swimming pool for hydrotherapy?
The biggest difference between an underwater treadmill and a swimming pool is the amount of weightbearing for desired outcomes. An underwater treadmill offers a more controlled environment with adjustable parameters to allow for weight-bearing gait training in water while exercising on a treadmill belt. This makes it ideal for re-educating walking patterns, targeting specific joints, and progressive loading. With a swimming pool, you’re able to be weightless, which can be important when total offloading is needed.
What is buoyancy and how does it help with aquatic therapy?
Buoyancy reduces the amount of weight a person or animal assumes while exercising in water. As the height of the water increases, a larger percentage of weight on the body is offset by the support water provides, which can decrease loading on joints, limbs, and the body as a whole. This allows patients, athletes, and animals to practice controlled walking, jogging, or running, or other movements that may be difficult or uncomfortable to perform on land.
What is hydrostatic pressure and why is it important for hydrotherapy?
Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure added to the body while in the water, and it increases as water depth increases. This uniform pressure can provide support and create a compressive effect around the limbs and body during aquatic exercise, helping to ease swelling in limbs and joints.
How does water depth affect an underwater treadmill session?
Water depth determines the impact of buoyancy and resistance. Shallower water increases weightbearing, requiring more effort to lift the limbs for strength building and enhancing range of motion. Deeper water, such as to hip height, can reduce effective body weight by 50% or more, protecting injured areas while still providing resistance and hydrostatic pressure benefits. The depth of the water can be adjusted session-by-session to match the stage of recovery and/or fitness goals.
How does water resistance build strength?
Water creates resistance in the full plane of body movement, causing muscles to receive a challenging workout while offering support for the body. The amount of resistance can increase with faster movement, covering larger areas of the body, and altering how the body moves through the water. This allows for progressive resistance while maintaining the weight-minimizing benefits of buoyancy. This makes aquatic exercise useful for both rehabilitation and performance conditioning.
How does an underwater treadmill work?
An underwater treadmill system consists of a water storage reservoir, pool equipment for heating, treating, and recycling the water, and an exercise chamber with a motorized treadmill belt. You enter the exercise chamber, shut the door, and fill it with water to the preferred depth; then the belt is started and moves at a controlled speed. Water height, speed, and, if an incline has been added, can all be adjusted throughout the session to match rehabilitation or fitness goals.
What conditions can hydrotherapy help treat?
Hydrotherapy is commonly used for post-operative rehabilitation (orthopedic surgeries such as cruciate repairs or joint replacements), osteoarthritis and other joint diseases, soft-tissue injuries (tendons and ligaments), neurological conditions, muscle weakness or atrophy, and obesity. It is also valuable for athletic conditioning and maintaining fitness in humans, dogs, and horses when high-impact exercise is contraindicated.
Is hydrotherapy only used for rehabilitation after surgery or an injury?
No. Hydrotherapy is used for rehabilitation, fitness, conditioning, mobility, proprioceptive and balance training, weight loss, and performance training. In human physical therapy, aquatic exercise can be used to support mobility and progressive exercise. In veterinary rehabilitation, underwater treadmills are used with dogs and other companion animals for rehabilitation and conditioning. Equine professionals may use aquatic exercise as part of conditioning, performance support, and recovery programs. Because water allows resistance with reduced impact, it can be useful across different stages of a training or rehabilitation program.
Properties Of Water
Buoyancy ➝ Decrease Weight
Thermal ➝ Soothing
Water ➝ Viscosity
Counterbalance ➝ Gravity
Hydrostatic Pressure ➝ Decrease Swelling
Resistance ➝ Stabilize/Challenge
Relative Density ➝ Float
Surface Tension ➝ Degree Of Difficulty
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Disclaimer: H2O For Fitness regularly implements design changes and improvements to its products. Accordingly, all images and videos may not be an exact representation of current product lines or features. Please contact H2O For Fitness with any questions.
Disclaimer: H2O For Fitness regularly implements design changes and improvements to its products. Accordingly, all images and videos may not be an exact representation of current product lines or features. Please contact H2O For Fitness with any questions.