Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Historical Perspective of Aquatic Rehabilitation
  • Typical Perception of aquatic therapy
  • Properties of Water

Hour 2

  • Physiological responses of major body systems during immersion
  • Precautions/contraindications to aquatic therapy
  • Types of Pools
    • Static
    • Dynamic
  • Types of aquatic exercise equipment

Hour 3

  • Aquatic Therapy Techniques
    • Bad Ragz
    • Halliwick
    • Watsu
    • Ai Chi
    • Aquastretch
    • Burdenko
  • Pool and Land Integration

Author

Rick McAvoy PT, DPT, CSCS

Introduction to Aquatic Therapy

Introduction to Aquatic Therapy

3 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

"Introduction to Aquatic Therapy” is an informative course for those health professionals who would like to expand their skills into aquatic therapy and rehab. Aquatic therapy and rehabilitation is a growing market and provides an excellent service to clients. As a health professional, here’s the opportunity to enhance your career with the most current essential information you need to get started. Feel confidence in the concepts including waters properties, fluid dynamics, physiological responses to immersion, precautions/contraindication to aquatic therapy.  Aquatic exercise equipment as well as the basic concepts of Bad Ragaz, Halliwick, Ai Chi, Watsu, Aquastretch and the Burdenko are covered.

Full Course Description
"Introduction to Aquatic Therapy” is an informative course for those health professionals who would like to expand their skills into aquatic therapy and rehab. Aquatic therapy and rehabilitation is a growing market and provides an excellent service to clients. As a health professional, here’s the opportunity to enhance your career with the most current essential information you need to get started. Feel confidence in the concepts including waters properties, fluid dynamics, physiological responses to immersion,...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on more appropriate use of aquatic therapy and training so that aquatics is not viewed as a last resort to therapy.

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Analyze the origins and history of aquatic exercises. 
  • Predict 2 common perceptions of Aquatic Therapy    
  • Classify the properties of water and fluid dynamics as they relate to the human body    
  • Predict the physiological responses to immersion for the major systems of the body    
  • Differentiate the precautions and contraindications of aquatic therapy   
  • Analyze the difference between a static versus a dynamic pool 
  • Categorize 3 different types of assistive and resistive equipment 
  • Predict 2 goals of assistive and resistive exercise equipment
  • Differentiate the principles of Bad Ragz, Halliwick,Ai Chi ,Watsu, Aquastretch and Burdenko Methods including applications 

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on more appropriate use of aquatic therapy and training so that aquatics is not viewed as a last resort to therapy.

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Analyze the origins and history of aquatic exercises. 
  • Predict 2 common perceptions of Aquatic Therapy    
  • Classify the properties of water and fluid dynamics as they relate to the human body    
  • Predict the physiological responses to immersion for the major systems of the body    
  • Differentiate the precautions and contraindications of aquatic therapy   
  • Analyze the difference between a static versus a dynamic pool 
  • Categorize 3 different types of assistive and resistive equipment 
  • Predict 2 goals of assistive and resistive exercise equipment
  • Differentiate the principles of Bad Ragz, Halliwick,Ai Chi ,Watsu, Aquastretch and Burdenko Methods including applications 

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Certified Athletic Trainer

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 10521. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Rick McAvoy is employed by The University of New Hampshire and receives a salary. He receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Certified Athletic Trainer

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 10521. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Rick McAvoy is employed by The University of New Hampshire and receives a salary. He receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

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