Virtual Medical Academy

Overview

Aquatic therapy is a lost art in the rehabilitation era at KSA, this kind of therapy is used to describe a wide range of activities, which most therapeutic and exercise activities are carried out inside a pool where the properties of water are utilized to achieve specific therapeutic goals. The aim of Aquatic therapy is to assist with the rehabilitation of neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and psychological functions of individuals. This kind of therapy should be implemented to be an essential part of all rehabilitation programs (Therapeutic and social).
This lecture will provide:
1- Evidence in benefits of aquatic therapy on different conditions,
2- Rules, protocols, and guidelines of aquatic therapy to improve the quality of care offered to the patients, and
3- Guidance to ensure that safety and professional standards are maintained during aquatic therapy.

“Real challenge to use the healing power of water in our practices”

IMORTANT NOTE:
You can join and gain knowledge from this session for free. You also have the option to pay SR 86.25 to upgrade and receive a certificate of achievement if you attend the session live.

This Activity for

Physiotherapy
Resident / Fellow

What I will learn?

By the end of the lecture, learners will be able to:
1- Recognize all water properties and their effects on our bodies.
2- Identify the meaning of aquatic therapy and describe how to use water as therapy.
3- Analyze all rules, protocols, precautions, and safety procedures with aquatic therapy
practices.
4- Apply for different aquatic exercise programs according to different cases.
5- Illustrate different aquatic therapy techniques according to evidence-based practice
(EBP).
6- Conclude that aquatic therapy should be implemented in patients’ rehabilitation.