Hydrotherapy Pools

What is Hydrotherapy?

Hydrotherapy or Aquatic Physiotherapy is the use of water to revitalise, maintain and restore health. It’s part of alternative medicine, occupational therapy and physiotherapy that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. It involves specialist exercise which takes place in warm water promoting relaxation, pain relief and the water can be used to exercise in, as it reduces the strain on joints of weight bearing.

The main feature of hydrotherapy is the temperature. A standard pool is around 20 – 25°, whereas a hydrotherapy pool is typically between 33 – 36°. This means there are extra considerations for the plant room and filtration system need to be considered.

Pool Planning

One of the decisions you need to make quite early on in your hydrotherapy pool planning is whether you want an overflow (deck level) or skimmer (freeboard) hydrotherapy pool. The decision between an overflow and skimmer pool is fundamentally a filtration decision.

However, it will make a difference to how your hydrotherapy pool looks and it will be important to know in the early stages in order to inform the designs and pricing.

One Piece Pool

As the name suggests, a one-piece hydrotherapy pool is made from a single piece of stainless steel. Crafted from Marine grade(316L) stainless steel, our single-piece pools are protected from corrosion to provide a long-lasting quality tank. The high-grade stainless steel also allows you to keep the water temperature of your single-piece hydrotherapy pool up to 40°C with no adverse effects on the structure.

The Benefits Include:

Lower manufacturing costs
Lower installation costs
Quicker and easier installation
Better durability and longer lifespan
Every pool is bespoke, designed to suit the users and environment
The original finishes remain perfect, meaning that no polishing is required
Stainless steel looks high-quality and elegant
Any welds in your pool will be filled and brushed to be completely seamless. They will be unnoticeable, giving a luxury high-quality finish to the pool’s design.

Once deciding on type of construction for the hydrotherapy pool which will inform the cost, lifetime and maintenance associated with the hydrotherapy pool. but this isn’t the only decision that needs to be made when it comes to pool style.