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IN TONIGHT'S "BE HEALTHY"
REPORT:YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN
ATHLETE.... TO GET
INJURED...and sidelined ....
FROM THE THINGS YOU LOVE.
LOVE...BREAKS OR TEARS REQUIRE
A LOT OF THERAPY - AND SOME
PEOPLE ON THE SHORELINE ARE
FINDING IT WORKS BETTER "UNDER "
WATER."
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IT'S MUCH MORE THAN A DIP IN
THE WATER. SYLVIA BLANTON IS
WORKING *** AN "UNDERWATER
TREADMILL." SHE FELL
ON STAIRS 7 MONTHS AGO,
TEARING A LIGAMENT IN HER
SHOULDER AND BREAKING TWO
VERTABREA IN HER BACK.
FOR A MONTH I HAD TO WEAR A
SLING, DAY AND NIGHT, AND MY
HUSBAND HAD TO CARE OF ME, HAD
TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF WORK.
WORK.
SHE CAME TO ROBERTS PHYSICAL
AND AQUATIC THERAPY IN OLD
SAYBROOK, WHERE PHYSICAL
THERAPIST TODD ROBERTS TAKES
HER THROUGH "AQUATIC THERAPY"
TO HELP HEAL HER INJURIES.
INJURIES.
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THE WATER IS 95 DEGRESS SO
IT'S VERY THERAPEUTIC, IT
ALLOWS FOR EARLY RANGE OF
MOTION FOR THE JOINTS, IT
ALLOWS THEM TO MOVE IN SUCH A
WAY THAT THEY COUDLN'T MOVE ON
LAND SO THEY'RE REALLY REALLY H.
HAPPY.
UNDERWATER
CAMERAS GIVE A VIEW LIKE THIS
- TO MAKE SURE A PATIENT'S
FORM UNDERWATER IS CORRECT.THE
WATER'S BOYANCY MAKES A PERSON
LIGHTER, SO THERAPY IS DONE
WITHOUT AS MUCH EFFORT OR
STRAIN.
..AND THE POOL ISNT' JUST FOR
HEALING INJURIES."RUNNERS"
ALSO RENT IT OUT - AND USE THE
UNDERWATER TREADMILL TO TRAIN
FOR A BIG RACE.
THERE'S MORE LOCAL NEWS
NEXT..... AT 5:30.
5:30...LET'S CHECK IN WITH
GERRY BROOKS FOR A LOOK AT
WHAT'S AHEAD. GERRY?
KEISHA, LISA...
LISA...HURRICANE ISAAC IS
GETTING CLOSER TO THE GULF
COAST.WE'RE LIVE IN ORANGE
BEACH ALABAMA, WHICH IS
ALREADY SEEING THE EFFECTS OF
THE STORM.----------
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