Claxton- Hepburn Aquatic Therapy

Claxton-Hepburn Aquatic Therapy is a physical therapist practice in Ogdensburg, New York. The practice provides aquatic therapy, a form of physical therapy performed in a swimming pool for people recovering from an injury or illness. Sessions are open to people of all ages and are supervised by a registered, licensed physical therapist, with a lifeguard also present. Treatment begins with a doctor's referral, followed by an evaluation and assessment, an exercise program, and goal setting. Each session lasts up to an hour, and patients may attend two or three times per week, with periodic re-evaluation and adjustments to the program as needed. The practice notes that aquatic therapy can improve circulation, flexibility, heart rate, lung capacity, metabolic rate, mobility, muscle relaxation, and strength, and may reduce blood pooling in the lower extremities, joint stress, the need for back supports or bracing, pain, and stiffness. It also lists conditions for which aquatic therapy may not be appropriate, including fever over 100 degrees, open wounds, infectious disease or skin infections, incontinence, uncontrolled blood pressure, uncontrolled epilepsy, and certain cardiac or respiratory conditions.

The practice sits on Horwood Place in Ogdensburg. The UPS Store is about 0.2 miles away, as is State Highway 37. Ford Street Extension is roughly 0.3 miles from the location, Trooper Shawn W. Snow Street about 0.8 miles, and Ford Street about 0.9 miles. John F. Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 1.2 miles away.

Aquatic therapy gives Ogdensburg-area patients a way to build strength and mobility when movement on land is painful or difficult, under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.