Before starting hydrotherapy please read the information leaflet and the contraindication/precautions below, then complete and send us
the assessment form. If you have any queries about the form, or you think you may be
unable to have hydrotherapy, please contact us immediately on:
07903 840 737
or at
info@wirralhydrophysio.co.uk
Hydrotherapy Contraindications/Precautions:
- Unexplained weight loss
- Urinary or faecal incontinence or retention
- Numbness in the saddle region
- Non-specific lower limb weakness
- Unremitting thoracic pain
- Severe night pain
- History of cancer
- Wound infections or open wounds
- Skin infections
- Diarrhoea and/or vomiting
- Heart failure
- Heart arrhythmia
- Recent pulmonary embolism (PE)
- Recent deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Phobia of water
- Chronic kidney disease
- History of breathing difficulty when exercising
- Tracheostomy
- Recent radiotherapy or chemotherapy
- Very low or high blood pressure
- Chronic respiratory conditions
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- History of blackouts / drop attacks
- Dizziness
- Double vision
- Recent stroke