In the pool, a patient only uses/feels 15-20% of their total body weight, which allows for exercises that otherwise would not be possible at this stage.
Below are some images from his first day in the pool at aquatherapy. They use a chair lift to lift him over into the pool since he can not walk on his own or climb the stairs into or out of the pool.
Yes, you see this correctly... he is on an underwater treadmill. Genius!
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