1019 – Immersion Responses
Required course for new practitioners who have not taken Intro to
Aquatic Therapy and Rehab (1200).
Fort Myers, FL /
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 – 3:10-4:10 pm – 1.0 credit hour equal to 1.0 CEC/.1 CEU
(Classroom: 3:10-4:10 pm)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a prerequisite for all other courses. If
you have taken this course or Intro to Aquatic Therapy and Rehab (#1200), you
can skip this offering. This
active theory session will explore the effects of immersion on the body.
Participants will learn how and why immersion has such profound and beneficial
effects on our cardio-vascular, pulmonary, renal, nervous, and musculo-skeletal
systems. Consideration will be given to the benefits and possible
contraindications of immersion for a variety of rehab populations.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
1.
Describe the properties of water relevant to immersion, and
their effects on the human body.
2.
Examine the benefits and possible contraindications of immersion
for a variety of rehab populations.
FACULTY:
Connie Jasinskas, MSc, is an international
educator through her company: For the
Love of Fit. She is the author and
trainer of numerous aquatic post-rehab workshops and courses, including
Aquanatal, Back Splash and Aqua Arthritis.
She is currently providing aquatic rehabilitation for the Canadian Back
Institute Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre.