At-a-Glance Pool temperature: 92° Shallow area: 3'6" Deep area: 6'6" Access: stairs, swim lift, tier transfer bench Sanitized with chlorine & CO2 Locker rooms: men's, women's, and family changing rooms and showers are wheelchair accessible.

The Tuohy Foundation Aquatic Center

The Tuohy Foundation Aquatic Center at Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara offers a variety of aquatic therapy classes and programs for patients as well as community members. The therapeutic pool is 26'x 29' and depth varies from 3.6' to 6.6' deep. The pool is heated to a therapeutic 92° and is accessible by stairs, a swim lift, or a tier transfer bench. Changing rooms and showers are wheelchair accessible and available to all users of the facility. Although water safety is evaluated, swimming is not a prerequisite skill and exercise can be performed while standing/walking in the water or using a flotation device.

Water is used for support, assistance and resistance. Buoyancy reduces the effect of gravity. Joint surfaces are decompressed, usually improving movement and decreasing pain. Resistive properties of water can provide muscular challenge for improving strength and endurance. Aquatic therapy is used as an adjunct or substitution for traditional land-based therapy treatment.

Ultimately, the goal of aquatic therapy or an aquatic exercise program is to use the physical properties of water to allow the participant to exercise safely and maximize the participant's exercising ability.
Contact The Tuohy Foundation Aquatic Center at (805) 569-8999 ext. 2552 for more information or to sign-up for classes.

The Tuohy Foundation Aquatic Center is located at Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara, 2415 De la Vina Street.

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