The St. Croix Therapy staff is fully trained and comfortable working with the medically fragile or complex client and terminally ill client. We are able to work with clients with: seizures, gastrostomy tubes, tracheotomies, stomas, aspirations risks and supplemental oxygen.
The aquatic environment is one of the most appropriate mediums to provide direct and critical benefits which include: pain management, assistance and improvement with breathing and generalized muscle relaxation to aide in improving sleep and daily functioning.
Chronic Conditions that benefit from the aquatic program include:
- Autism
- Sensory Processing Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Osteogenisis Imperfecta
- Rett Syndrome
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- TBI / Stroke
- Post Orthopedic Surgeries
Benefits to the Aquatic Program
- Improve strength and mobility
- Decrease abnormal tone
- Improve sensory processing
- Improve balance and coordination
- Provide a calming environment
- Improve body awareness
- Improve respiration and endurance
- Improve speech and language
- Increase muscle relaxation
- Decrease pain
- Fun and social interaction
- Increase movement