VAntage Point Veterans use aquatic obstacle course for recreation therapy Helps Veterans with stability and preventing falls Helps Veterans prevent falls and improve balance. Cleveland VA’s Recreation Therapy Aquatic department is helping him with a new aquatic obstacle course, pictured above. The aquatic treatment helps Veterans improve their balance. The goals are to increase stability and strength to decrease fall risks. Falls prevention is an important aspect in treatment in an effort to avoid injuries, increase functional activity level and increase personal confidence with movement. “It helps my walking and moving,” Grier said, about the aquatic therapy. The obstacle course is from EWAC Medical, from the Netherlands. It includes a wiggle board, adjustable reaching pole, and four balance beams of varying widths that can be arranged in different ways: straight line, box shape or zigzag, and four hurdles of varying height.