Aquatic Therapy Programming: Guidelines for Orthopedic Rehabilitation

This guide to treating injuries in the pool addresses topics ranging from injury assessment to pool design. It also presents 28 plans of care for the treatment of injuries to lower extremities, upper extremities and the spine. Information is given on how to apply the basic properties and principles of movement in water to aquatic therapy, how to use water depth during the different stages of treatment and how to use equipment to facilitate exercise. The text also explains how to implement the six-phase plan of care for treatment of selected orthopaedic injuries.