Last year, the Navy was looking for a way to increase career longevity of its special warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) and SEALS.
It turned to water for the answer.
The Navy recently added a therapy pool to its inventory of equipment used to prolong a special boat operator's career.
The program is modeled after similar programs used by professional sports organizations, such as the National Football League. Its primary goal is to prevent or heal the damage done to a SWCC or SEAL's body simply because of the nature of his or her daily duties.
The pool is 15 feet long by 7 feet wide and is 4 1/2 feet deep. It holds approximately 2,000 gallons of water and has two high-powered water jets that push water over a built-in treadmill to provide different degrees of resistance.
Source: "Navy Integrates Hydrotherapy into Physical Fitness Program". NavySeals.com
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