Aquatic Therapy Program
Aquatic Therapy is a specialized branch of physical therapy where individuals participate in rehabilitative activities while in the water. Water provides buoyancy, resistance in all planes, and a soothing environment. As a result, improvements are often noted in circulation, strength and endurance, balance and coordination, range of motion, and muscle tone.
Movement Discoveries has applied these basic principles to therapy services for children. Classes have approximately 6 children and meet for 45 minutes once a week. The children are separated into age groups:
Parent/Toddler Group: Our “littlest fish” (children birth through 3 years 9 months of age) are accompanied by a parent or guardian in the water.
School Age Group: 1:1 child to staff ratio.
Children with a variety of diagnoses benefit from aquatic sessions. Diagnoses frequently treated include cerebral palsy, developmental delay, autism, genetic disorders, Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and orthopedic impairments.
Aquatic therapy sessions are held in a 92-degree swimming pool in San Mateo, 5-minutes away from our center.