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Updated 29.12.2011
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Hamilton Hydrotherapy
Pool
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CHARITABLE TRUST
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- THE
HYDROTHERAPY POOL
- IS OPEN
and the Trust is
dissolved
"Mission
Accomplished"
- read the chairman's report here
And now the disability Parking is open!!
On
Friday July 22nd the Hydrotherapy Pool at Waterworld was officially
opened by Her Worship the Mayor of Hamilton Julie Hardaker.
Mayor Julie, Chris East &
Margaret Holroyd cut the ribbon outside the new Hydrotherapy Pool |
About 100 invited guests attended the
official opening |
The pool is now officially open |
Commemoration plaque |
You
can see the story in pictures here
A
56 min DVD of
the opening is available for $10
(incl postage in NZ) click
here
Waterworld's
location and contact details, here
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Hydrotherapy Trust's Final Meeting & AGM
Thursday
3 November . More...
Hydrotherapy Pool
Reflections
Rotary Club of Hamilton East
Download PDF 860KB here
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- What
is
- Hydrotherapy?
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- Hydrotherapy
is exercise in water that is heated to 33-35ºC to help people
regain or maintain physical function and strength. It also has positive
psychological, physiological and social benefits.
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Hydrotherapy
- mobilises joints and
strengthens muscles
- improves general physical
fitness, balance and
co-ordination
- promotes
cardiovascular fitness.
Why is the Water
33-35ºC?
The
water is set at this steady temperature to:
- relieve pain
- reduce
anxiety
- relax taut muscles
- enable damaged joints to
move more freely
- improve circulation
- prevent
people getting chilled
- help
people to enjoy the healing experience.
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- Make the Hydrotherapy Pool a
reality
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- Public
Hydrotherapy Pools are used by:
- families
with children who have disabilities
- groups
of special needs
children
- pregnant
women, mothers and babies
- individuals
of all ages
with a range of long term disabilities
- groups
of adults doing a
variety of exercise programmes
- sports
people regaining
fitness after injury
- people
rehabilitating
after accidents
- individuals
waiting for or
recovering from joint surgery
- older
citizens enjoying
the warm water
- physiotherapists
and
personal trainers working with their clients.
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- The
Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Charitable Trust
Our mission is
to raise the $1.2m required to construct a purpose-built hydrotherapy
pool.
Hamilton has NO Public
Facility which brings together in one place the essential Hydrotherapy
Pool characteristics:
- water
heated to 33-35ºC
- a
variety of depths for
different ages, heights and purposes
- a
warm and draught-free
atmosphere
- purpose-built
disability changing rooms
- a
safe environment for the frail and elderly
- good
access from car park
right into pool.
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- Progress
to date
- In
it's final 10-year
plan, adopted on 30 June 2006, the Hamilton City Council announced:
a) That
funding provision of $180,000 be
made in 2006/07 for the design of a hydrotherapy pool to be located at
Waterworld
b)
That Council contribute up to 33%
($590,000) of the capital funding required to construct a hydrotherapy
pool.
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