Lucy, how does hydrotherapy differ when it's used for general fitness as opposed to injury rehab?

Hydrotherapy is often used for injury rehabilitation either post-surgical cases or patients on a conservative management plan.

A veterinary surgeon is required to refer a patient for complementary therapy before a physiotherapist or hydrotherapist can begin treatment.

Hydrotherapy is tailored to the specific patient and condition whereby careful and close monitoring of pain levels, fatigue and mobility ensures an effective treatment modality.

When using hydrotherapy for rehabilitation benefit, the primary goal is to promote healing and recovery.

Exercise intensity is often low to moderate with medically guided progression focusing on restoring joint range of motion, improving gait and coordination and rebuilding batch feed musculature.

The aim is to return the patient to usual fitness and performance without inducing further injury.

um lucy what's been the most challenging hydrotherapy case being that one sounds pretty challenging and that you've worked on and what lessons has it taught you is