Ai Chi: Empower your Patients!
This course will describe potential mechanisms for benefits from Ai Chi and give rationale for including this intervention in treatment plans for a variety of patient...
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Welcome to the APTA Academy of Aquatic Physical Therapy's Learning Center! We are the subject matter experts on everything pertaining to aquatic physical therapy. Here you will find a wide array of webinars, the learning path to earning a certificate in aquatic physical therapy, booklets, as well as the Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy. Click on the "courses" tab above to see the full menu of course offerings or use the search option on the top right to seek out key topics of interest.
We hope you find everything you need to be proficient in aquatic physical therapy. We offer courses that teach you how to become a physical therapist who specializes in aquatics to honing in more advance aquatic physical therapy skills. Of course we are always looking to increase our library of course offerings so if you have a topic suggestion, are interested in presenting a topic, or have a general question, please email the office at admin@aquaticpt.org or give us a ring at 833-344-AAPT (2278).
If you'd like to learn about the Clinical Competency Certificate, here's the Clinical Competency Information Sheet which covers the Overview, Course Requirements, and Cost.
These are the CCC online courses required to obtain your certificate:
*Indicates prerequisite to attend in-person component of the certificate program (Pool course).
Aquatic Billing and Documentation
This module provides an overview of defensible, auditable documentation and related billing for aquatic services in a variety of settings. Primary focus areas include...
Aquatic Historical Perspectives
This course provides a historical overview of key periods, places and uses related to water as a therapeutic medium prior to the emergence of physical therapy. This...
Aquatic Interventions for the Lower Extremity: Justifications & Applications
This class is involved in the justification and application of aquatic physical therapy interventions for the lower extremity. It will take the participant through...
Aquatic Physics*
This course will identify, explore, compare and contrast, and apply key properties of water essential to successfully treating physical therapy clients in the aquatic...
Aquatic Physiology of Immersion*
This course is designed to educate the physical therapist and physical therapy assistant on those physiological changes that occur due to immersion according to both...
Aquatic Techniques for Lower Extremities
Review the benefits of aquatic therapeutic interventions in the treatment of lower extremity impairments. Aquatic balance, strengthening and plyometric interventions...
Aquatic Therapy as a Component of Comprehensive Oncological Rehabilitation
Patients impacted by cancer and cancer treatment are one of the fastest growing populations in the outpatient physical therapy setting. A patient with a history of...
Aquatic Therapy for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Post-COVID: Why Not Water?
Older adults have been greatly impacted by COVID-19. Physical and psychological health in our citizens has been impaired due to increased isolation. Forty-one percent...
Balance
Balance training takes on a plethora of movement patterns, progressions and testing, but if one considers the aquatic environment in managing balance, one has a...
Benefits of Aquatic Exercise on Children and Adolescents with Obesity and a Disability
Childhood obesity is one of the most critical and accelerating health challenges. Pediatric obesity is...
Cardiovascular Assessment and Activity to Mediate Decline with Neuromuscular Conditions
Aerobic cardiovascular fitness is comparatively low for individuals with SCI, approximately 25% of otherwise healthy young individuals with SCI fail to achieve oxygen...
Clinical Competency Certificate
APTA Academy of Aquatic Physical Therapy Clinical Competency Certificate This course series provides PTs and PTAs with a comprehensive study of the fundamental...
Critical Thinking and Aquatic Interventions*
The primary goal of this course is to assist the physical therapist in using a critical-thinking approach to making evidence-based clinical decisions in the aquatic...
Developing an Aquatic Physical Therapy Program
This is a "how to" manual for developing and implementing an aquatic physical therapy program. It includes information on pool design, equipment, selection, programs,...