| Water |
Land |
| 1. Working In water allows your heart to work more efficiently without working as hard. |
1. The heart has to work overtime to keep up with the body requirements. |
| 2. Water supports the body, limiting chance of falling. Warmth, buoyancy and 3-D support of water provides a safe environment for people prone to falling. |
2. If you fall, there is potential for injury from the fall. Air provides no support thus posing a risk of falling. |
| 3. Buoyancy, thermal conductivity and resistance can help you reach your therapy goals. |
3. You can only work on specific areas of the body at a time. |
| 4. For back pain, working in the water is more tolerable, with less spinal impact. This applies to all joints making pre-op rehab possible and post-op recovery time faster. |
4. Too much impact can cause pain, discomforts and further damage to the spine. Pre-op training can be painful and harmful and land. |
| 5. Moves will help heal injuries. |
5. Moves can potentially cause injuries. |
| 6. The body does not hurt after a session. |
6. Muscle pain may result, making movement difficult. |
| 7. Minimal to no impact. |
7. High impact resulting in injury to joints. |
| 8. Helps to reduce swelling in joints. |
8. May irritate joint injuries. |
| 9. If you are unable to stand on land you can stand in water. |
9. Inability to stand limits a person to chair or bed type exercises. |
| 10. Each movement offers resistance so you work harder. |
10. It is easy to move limbs in the air, so results are harder to achieve. |
| 11. Traction can be achieved in deep water. This leads to decreased pain from stenosis. |
11. Because of gravity, there is spinal compression at all times. |
| 12. Turbulence gives you a body massage as you are working. |
12. After your exercise class you often need a massage. |
