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Introduction to Aquatic Therapy: Summary
Introduction to Aquatic Therapy 3 Contact Hours
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Author Dr. Rick McAvoy, PT, DPT, CSCS
Dr. McAvoy has specialized in aquatic physical therapy and sports performance for over 30 years. He is the owner of RMA, Rick Mcavoy Aquatics, an aquatic sports performance training and consulting company in southern Maine. As a published author and researcher in aquatic therapy and sports performance, Dr. McAvoy trains and consults with numerous professional sports teams, collegiate and high school athletes, along with fitness and healthcare institutions. He is a master instructor in the Burdenko Method, a specialized form of dynamic aquatic and land-based techniques. Dr. McAvoy lectures nationally and internationally on the benefits of aquatic therapy, fitness, and sports performance to health clubs, athletic institutions, and healthcare practices. He serves as an adjunct faculty member at Franklin Pierce University in the doctor of physical therapy program.
LEARNING OUTCOMES ● 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 In 1992, the Aquatic Physical Therapy Section of the APTA was founded. There still needs to be more education in aquatic therapy as it is not in every PT/PTA and OT/OTA program (approximately only 60% of programs currently). Aquatic exercise is on the rise, but there is very little scientific research on it. There is no single health provider that has exclusive rights to water or aquatic therapy. Some typical perceptions about aquatics include: • It is just for the elderly • Water use is only for supportive properties • It's just land-based exercises in the water
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION AND FUNDAMENTALS
. The modern development of aquatic therapy techniques began in the 1930s with the Bad Ragaz method in Switzerland, followed by significant developments in the 1950s and 1960s with the introduction of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) techniques and the Halliwick method.
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