Hydrotherapy for babies

A blend of gentleness, movement and professional care for your baby.

The session starts with an individual assessment of your baby. The physiotherapist gives a massage matched to your baby's needs, which can help relax tense muscles, improve body awareness and encourage freer movement.

After the massage, hydrotherapy in warm water awaits your baby. Throughout the hydrotherapy the physiotherapist holds your baby safely in her hands, helping them make purposeful movements suited to their age and abilities.

Professional attention to your baby's motor development from the first months of life.

Every session starts with the physiotherapist's individual assessment. She observes your baby's posture, movements, muscle tone, body symmetry and the motor abilities expected for their age.

From that assessment she gives individually adapted physiotherapy exercise, encouraging head and trunk control, stronger muscles, coordination and the forming of new movement skills.

After the exercise the session continues with hydrotherapy. In the water the physiotherapist holds your baby in her hands and helps them make purposeful movements, taking their abilities and how they feel into account.

This is not an ordinary bath, but an individual physiotherapy session in which every movement has a purpose.

Even in the womb, a baby begins to know movement in water. After birth, hydrotherapy is a chance to keep discovering what their body can do, to practise movement and to enjoy the sensations water gives.

The buoyancy of the water makes movement easier, and gentle resistance helps activate the muscles and develop coordination and body awareness. The different sensations of water stimulate the sensory system and give new sensory experiences.

Hydrotherapy at our spa is much more than an ordinary bath. During the session the physiotherapist works with your baby individually, holds them safely in the water and helps them make purposeful movements that encourage motor abilities to develop.

At the end of the session your baby wears a special swimming ring, so they can move their arms and legs more freely while the specialist watches all the time. Gentle jets of water, a massage of the feet and various water toys add new sensations to the session and encourage your baby to be active.

Massage and physiotherapy exercise – without water.

Every session starts with the physiotherapist's individual assessment. She observes your baby's posture, movements, muscle tone, body symmetry and the motor abilities expected for their age.

The physiotherapist gives a massage matched to your baby's needs, which can help relax tense muscles, improve body awareness and encourage freer movement.

She also gives individually adapted physiotherapy exercise, encouraging head and trunk control, stronger muscles, coordination and the forming of new movement skills.