Movable swimming pool floors allow the water depth to be matched exactly to each patient’s load‑bearing capacity. By using water’s buoyancy and resistance, therapists can reduce pain and joint stress while improving mobility, strength and balance. This makes movable floors particularly suitable for orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation and for patients with chronic pain who struggle with land‑based exercise.
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Movable Swimming Pool Floor
Application
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Why it works
A movable pool floor enables very precise dosing of effective body weight during aquatic exercise by adjusting the water depth. At higher water levels, buoyancy increases and loading on hip, knee and ankle joints is substantially reduced; as the floor is lowered, load can be gradually increased towards full weight bearing. This aligns with scientific studies on aquatic exercise showing that water‑based training reduces pain and improves physical function in people with musculoskeletal disorders and chronic low back pain.
The combination of adjustable depth and natural water resistance allows effective strengthening of the muscles around the joints while keeping impact on cartilage and soft tissues low. This is especially relevant after joint replacement surgery, in osteoarthritis and in neurological conditions such as stroke and multiple sclerosis, where a safe environment for gait‑pattern rehabilitation and balance training is essential. In addition, movable pool floors offer important practical advantages: they can be set at deck level for step‑free, wheelchair‑accessible entry and then lowered to therapy depth, improving both safety and workflow efficiency in the hydrotherapy department.
Product
The movable swimming pool floor allows the therapist to set the optimal water depth for each patient, precisely matching their load‑bearing capacity. The buoyancy of the water reduces joint loading, making it easier and less painful to move and practice functional activities. That is why EWAC Medical designs and builds movable swimming pool floors specifically for medical rehabilitation, with a strong focus on safety, usability and long‑term reliability. Find out more: Why do you need a movable floor?
Water, in combination with a movable floor, offers a controlled and low‑risk exercise environment where patients can train with confidence.
Knowledge
The clinical use of a movable swimming pool floor is testified in a large amount of publications, which we make available to the public through our website. Use the search field underneath this website to find articles related to any kind of diagnose that can be worked on in the pool.
Being able to change the water depth opens a large range of extra treatment possibilities and methods which would be impossible without the use of a movable swimming pool floor.
Experience
EWAC Medical has been designing and building moveable swimming pool floors for over 25 years and has successfully finished more than 1.000 projects worldwide. We continually work on improvement and innovation, like developing a walking surface that is non-slip but friendly at the same time.
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Endless possibilities
A movable swimming pool floor is a multi functional solution that creates virtually endless possibilities for all types of patients in a hydro-therapeutic pool. It can even be installed in an existing therapy pool. With a movable swimming pool floor, the depth of the pool can be adjusted to exactly meet the needs of the patient. Therefore, the pool can suit all types of patients and facilitate many different training techniques, for example:
- Water Specific Therapy (WST)
- Halliwick
- Bad Ragaz Ring Method (BRRM)
- Clinical Ai Chi
- Aquatic motor-cognitive therapy (AMCT)
- Aquatic Passive Manual Handling (APMH)
- Aquatic Cardiovascular Training (ACT)
As a result, the pool can be used more efficiently. Our movable swimming pool floor has been designed specifically for use in the rehabilitation and therapeutic sectors.
EWAC Medical not only provides movable swimming pool floors, but also actively contributes to the collection and dissemination of hydrotherapy expertise. This article contains more detailed information about the usage of a movable swimming pool floor in rehabilitation.
Technology determines user safety
The EWAC Medical movable swimming pool floor offers lots of of advantages compared to other movable swimming pool floors:
Advantages
- Water hydraulic operated
- Open structure (completely water-permeable)
- Modular construction
- Minimal structural changes needed
- Very small techincal plant room (<2m2)
- Design adaptable to any desire
- Can be installed in existing pools
- Can be installed in modular pools
Result
- No toxic fluids in the pool in case of leakage
- No electrical components in the water
- Doesn’t form barrier for water circulation
- Increases water hygiene
- First floor to have passed the dye test
- Completely installed within one week
- Parts easily fit through standard door ways or windows
- Lowered construction cost
- Rounded edges
- Slanted sides
- Can be installed in existing pools
- Alternative employ-ability
As a result, the pool can be used more efficiently. Our movable swimming pool floor has been designed specifically for use in the rehabilitation and therapeutic sectors.
EWAC Medical not only provides movable swimming pool floors, but also actively contributes to the collection and dissemination of hydrotherapy expertise. This article contains more detailed information about the usage of a movable swimming pool floor in rehabilitation.
Many possible options
Underwater treadmill can be integrated in a movable swimming pool floor, and be used to perform static walking exercises. The advantage is that the therapist can continuously watch and correct the patient’s movements from one position. This reduces the need for a large swimming pool.
Treadmill
Underwater treadmill can be integrated in a movable swimming pool floor, and be used to perform static walking exercises. The advantage is that the therapist can continuously watch and correct the patient’s movements from one position. This reduces the need for a large swimming pool.
The importance of the right depth
We believe that it should be possible to change the depth to the needs of the patient and therapist so that the rehabilitation process can proceed optimally. This is why we supply movable swimming pool floors that were especially developed for rehabilitation in the medical sector.
In hydrotherapy, the correct depth for the patient and therapist depends on several variables. The physical length of the patient, the nature of his condition, the selected form of hydrotherapy and the amount of the progress that has already been made. If there is interaction between patient and therapist in the water, the ergonomic position of the therapist will also play a role.
There is no fixed depth that works for each patient and for each therapy. Therefore, a movable floor is the ultimate solution to adjust to the needs of the patient. EWAC Medical movable swimming pool floors are used in the leading rehabilitation centres in the world.
Two types of a movable swimming pool floor
- The suspended movable swimming pool floor (up to 45 m2)
With a suspended movable swimming pool floor, the floor is suspended by means of cables that are inserted in the walls of the pool. A water hydraulic cylinder, built into the frame of the floor, can retract the cables which raises the movable swimming pool floor.
The suspended movable swimming pool floor is perfectly compatible with existing pool installations.
- The floating movable swimming pool floor (from 45 m2)
The floating type movable swimming pool floor is equipped with floating bodies and can be adjusted using a water hydraulic cable system. Compatible with all pools within the measurement ranges of 40m2 – 140m2.
The floating movable swimming pool floor is perfectly compatible with existing pool situations.
EWAC Medical movable swimming pool floor system meets the most stringent requirements for the hygiene of the water. In fact, our system is the only system available on the market which meets the requirements of EN 15288:2008, Annex A dye test. This means that the hygiene of the water is not affected by the presence of the movable swimming pool floor in the water. Therefore, vulnerable patients run less health risk in a pool with an EWAC Medical movable swimming pool floor.
The movable swimming pool floor has a stainless steel AISI 316 frame, provided with a deck with removable polyester tiles. The movable swimming pool floor can be made in any shape or size. The floor is moved by a water hydraulic system, which ensures that the swimming pool water cannot be contaminated by toxic fluids in the event of leakage.
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