Online Continuing Education Courses

Aquatic Rehabilitation

• Explain the physical properties of water, including buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, viscosity, and fluid dynamics
• Identify the effect of immersion on weight bearing and appropriately apply weight-bearing guidelines in a clinical situation
• Explain the physiologic responses of water immersion
• Compare and contrast the physiologic response of exercise on land and in water
• Identify and apply recommended guidelines for cardiovascular conditioning in water
• Design a comprehensive aquatic-based rehabilitation program for an athlete that uses the principles of stretching, strengthening, balance, and aerobic conditioning