2217 – Aquatic Therapy for the Amputee Population
Intermediate / Pool
Workshop
Fort Myers, FL /
Thursday, July 3 – 1:40-4:00 pm – 2.0 credit hours equal to 2.0 CECs/.2 CEUs
(Classroom: 1:40-2:40 pm / Pool:
3:00-4:00 pm)
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course will provide an overview using the properties of
the water and the benefits provided to patients in the military rehab setting.
The presentation will focus specifically on the amputee population. Rehab
topics to be covered include: reintroduction to the water, aquatic therapeutic
exercise programs, adaptive kayaking, and adaptive scuba diving. The kayak is a
unique rehab tool that teaches core stability and allows for functional progression
of learned skills to be applied out on open water.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• Design
an aquatic therapy program for the rehab client.
•
Transition clients from an aquatic based rehab program to a land based rehab
program.
•
Integrate adaptive aquatic sports into a rehab program.
FACULTY: Melissa Lewis, MPT, ATRIC, AEA, NCCARD, is the Chief of the Aquatic Therapy Section at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
She has been involved in Aquatics for the past 10 years, after being
introduced to the field through Paula Briggs and the Aquatic Therapy Program at
West Virginia University. She is currently serving as Treasurer for NCCARD.
Marilyn T. Rodgers, MSPT,
has over 10 years experience in amputee rehabilitation with both dysvascular
and traumatic amputees. Her special interest lies in adaptive sports,
especially snowboarding and skiing. She has previous experience in aquatic
therapy for various patients in physical therapy, to include a variety of
diagnoses. She also serves as a military liaison for Walter Reed to an adaptive
kayaking program, Team River Runner, a chapter of Disabled Sports, USA.