Patient examples for Aquatic Physiotherapy

Examples of how long will it take?

Post-op hydrotherapy Total Knee replacement

Around 8–10 sessions over 4–8 weeks

Post-op hydrotherapy Total Hip replacement

Around 6-8 sessions over 2–3 months

Achilles rupture rehab surgical or non-surgical

Around 8-10 sessions over 3-4 months

Early weight-bearing post-fracture

Around 4–6 sessions over 5-6 weeks

Patient Examples

Below are a selection of patient examples to give you an idea of treatment. If you have any questions about how long things will take or your treatment then please get in touch to chat with one of our team.

Jess, 71 – Total Knee Replacement 2 weeks ago

Goal: Going on Holiday in 3 months with family and wants to be able to help and play with grandchildren

Plan: 8 hydro sessions over 7 weeks

Early weight-bearing, gait retraining, quad reactivation
Swelling management, restoration of full knee extension and knee flexion

Total Cost: £610

✅ Went on holiday with full knee extension and 120 knee flexion and a plan for the pool whilst away.

Ollie, 45 – Achilles Tendon Rupture Surgically Repaired

Goal: Return to Padel, reduce fear of re-rupture
Plan: 9 pool sessions over 3 months

Aqua loading from week 4, in Vacoped boot, early proprioception
Early calf raises and generally all body muscle activation
Week 8 out of the boot in the pool, earlier than on land
Continue to work on calf and leg strength out of the boot in protected environment
Great carry over to land physio, meaning greater prospects of returning to Padel

Total Cost: £685
✅ On discharge from Aqua to land physio and is able to perform 15 single leg calf raises and good calf activation

Joanne, 65 – 5 weeks after Hip Replacement

Goal: Return to playing golf

Plan: 6 pool sessions over 5 weeks

Gait re-education, gluteal activation,
Range of movement, balance and rotational work

Total Cost: £460

✅ Returned to golf within 3 months

View our Google reviews

"225 days ago, I was knocked off my bike, suffering a severe femur fracture. Surgery repaired the bone, but I feared my cycling career was over. My physio encouraged hydrotherapy, and AquaPhysio played a key role in my near 100% recovery.

The pool preserved my mobility when pain made land exercises impossible and later helped me rebuild fitness safely. It also kept my morale high, making me feel like an athlete again.

Now, my cycling FTP is back, my 5K times are improving, and I even spent nine days on the slopes, less than seven months after my injury. I highly recommend Aqua-Physio to any athlete recovering from injury, it works!"

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