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Our Aqua Therapy Suite is an excellent way to relax, ease muscles and allow gentle exercise. The suite and pool includes:

• step, hoist or chair access for full accessibility 
• the pool temperature is kept at around 32-34ºC, this is much warmer than a standard swimming pool for maximum muscle easing benefit
• gentle lighting above and below the water to add to the relaxing atmosphere
• changing rooms on both sides of the pool area, including:
  • accessible showers and toilets
  • a trolley bed changing room, and 
  • carer changing room space
• a member of the Inclusion Centre Team will offer pool-side assistance ensuring correct safety procedures are being followed and to help in the event of an emergency evacuation, as part of your hire charge

If you’ll be using the hoists, you can bring your own water hoist if you have them. We have a some that you can use, but we’re not able to offer advice on which would be suitable for your user. 

The maximum weight for a hoist is 200kg.

The benefits of Aqua Therapy

Aqua Therapy is gentle exercise, stretches or physiotherapy in water. It can help those who find movement painful or difficult.

Buoyancy

Reducing the force of gravity on the body makes it easier to perform movements. The buoyancy of the water supports the limbs, removing pressure and weight on the body. 

It can also help the wellbeing of a person, allowing the freedom of movement without assistance whilst supported in the water.

Temperature 

The water of the pool is kept around 33ºC, this allows muscles and joints to become more relaxed and flexible. 

The warmth and buoyancy combined also can help reduce muscle spasms and pain. 

Water Pressure (Hydrostatic Pressure) 

The pressure that water gently applies to the body can improve circulation and decrease blood pressure.

Sensory rooms are designed for those with physical or learning disabilities, complex needs, sensory impairments or mental health conditions. They can be used for:

• Therapy
• Education
• recreation and 
• leisure 

There are three rooms to choose from at the Inclusion Centre.

They are all designed to be fully accessible, with H-frame hoists and use of beanbag pillows or wedges where needed. 

All the rooms are fitted with an aromatherapy diffuser and a CD player which provides another level of sensory experience.

The Light Sensory Room

The light room uses light and sound creating a relaxed environment that can both calm and stimulate individuals.

Some features of the room include:

• musical heated waterbed
• colour changing bubble tube
• there are also fibre optic lights
• a laser sky projector illuminates a twinkling starry effect around the room
• rotating projector which has a variety of image effects

The Dark Sensory Room

A navy blue painted room, designed to be used with minimal or no room lighting. 

Dark sensory rooms are ideal for work with visual impairment through sensory integration therapy.  This is also the smallest of our sensory rooms, allowing close 1:1 interaction between user and member of staff, parent or carer accompanying them.

Some features of the room include:

• ultra violet light is used with UV reactive equipment
• a fibre optic curtain
• an ‘Infinity and beyond’ light panel
• a light totem which changes colours gently
• the music system can be played to be heard in the room or through a media bean bag allowing sound and vibrations to be felt by the user

The Interactive Sensory Room

This sensory room can be used for activity and for relaxation. It has open space allowing a variety of games and movement based interactive play to take place. 

The room is designed with a number of objects within it which interact with each other, allowing matching colours, body and special awareness to be explored within the space. 

Mirrored panels of differing sizes and shapes allow work with clients on body awareness, whilst a whole range of tactile panels which can be wall mounted or used on laps.

Some features of the room include:

• a talking soft play cube that has brightly coloured sides and when rolled will:
  • change the colour of bubble tubes and wall panel
  • announce the colour to the user from the wall speakers 
• two bubble tubes can be used in conjunction with the play cube or alone
• the colour match panel offers more game play
• a rotating projector which has a variety of image effects to display on the walls
• a fibre optic curtain
• soft seating and padding around the bubble tubes
• convex mirror panels
• moveable tactile squares, sound and movement panels
• rainmaker spinning panel

There are two art rooms for hire which can be opened into one large room.

The room holds up to 10 people, depending on the room set up. We provide some low cost consumables such as paints, brushes and paper and you can provide your own consumables for projects.