This webinar is being held in conjunction with the
Medical Fitness Association

 

Course description

CLICK "Add to Cart" link above to register for this 60-minute webinar taught by industry guru, Andrea Salzman, MS, PT. Designed as a fast-paced, functional look at aquatic therapy fundamentals for any discipline. Ideal for facilities looking for a lunch-n'-learn opportunity to educate land-based staff on when to refer to the pool. Leave with a clear awareness of why water works therapeutically.... and the gold-standard research to back it up.

Looking for even more?

ORDER the Aquatic Therapy Boot Camp (In-Service Edition) for 4hrs of DVD-based learning. Comes with up to 10 Certificates of Attendance and 10 manuals. Perfect for lunch-n-learn sessions for the whole team. Aquatic CE-on-the-cheap!

Watch 10 minutes of this 4-hr version below>>>>
 

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Learning Objectives

1. Describe the circumstances under which aquatic therapy should be chosen over its land-based counterpart.

2. Download 4 evidence-based papers to support these claims.

3. Manipulate buoyancy, velocity, streamlining, levers, frontal surface area, momentum & more to alter difficulty.

4. Demonstrate 2-3 novel aquatic exercises for: balance, strength training, ROM and pain reduction.

5. Design 2-3 exercises or tasks that are more appropriately performed in water than on land. Support with research.
 

Your Instructor
 

Andrea Salzman, MS, PT
ATU Program Director

Andrea graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Masters degree in physical therapy. Salzman is the Founder and Owner of the Aquatic Resources Network, the largest multidisciplinary clearinghouse of information on aquatic therapy. She is Vice President of 10K Health, LLC, a temporary staffing agency. She currently serves as Program Director for Aquatic Therapy University and has assisted hundreds of facilities during the start-up and training phases of their aquatic practice. In 2010, Salzman received the highest honor given to an aquatic physical therapist from the American Physical Therapy Association, the Judy Cirullo Leadership Award.

She has served as: 

• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy;
• Manager, Regions Hospital Therapy Pool;
• Adjunct Faculty, College of St. Catherine's PT program:
• Functional Design Consultant; Aquatic Therapy Facilities:
• ARN Database Creator, 19,000 aquatic professionals;
• Aquatic Health Research Database (AHRD) Creator, 8000 abstracts and growing;
• Author, 5 aquatic therapy-related texts;
• Monthly columnist, Aquatics International, Advance for PTs, Onsite Fitness