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Peggy Schoedinger's 3-Day Hands-On Aquatic Therapy Course
Sarasota, Florida
April 13-15, 2009
No more procrastinating. Peggy's seminar is almost here. If you live on
the East Coast, register now for this advanced 3-Day Hands-On course. This class is limited to only 25 registrants to allow Peggy to provide the unique one-on-one attention she is known for.
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Aquatic Sensory Integration for the Child
Activities Include:
Hot Tub Party
Shower Picnic
Car Wash
Get Dressed Relay
Wall Blasters
Feed the Dolphin
and over 50 more
Watch the "Get Dressed Relay"
Get more info here
Order DVD now
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European FMS Study
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 Fibromyalgia has developed a reputation as a rather
hard nut to crack. Patients are often provided with contradictory
information about which treatments work and which interventions are
merely so much window-dressing.
Well, to help clinicians make sound
decisions, a multidisciplinary task force was formed representing
eleven European countries. The goal? To
develop evidence-based recommendations for the management of
fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
Read one of the studies which showed aquatic therapy in a favorable light.
Read their recommendations here... (including
what they say about the power of the pool). |
More Tips for the Autistic
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 Waterproof flash cards may help in the progress of special-needs children
Due to their communication difficulties, children with Autism respond better
to visual cues and specific tangible rewards. Often using picture cards to
explain what you are requesting the child to do will work much better than
verbal directions. In an aquatic environment these cards will need to be laminated
or somehow waterproofed. Using a digital camera or simply using hand-drawn
pictures, the aquatic recreational therapist can place these pictures in a
sequence for the child. Get more tips here... |
An ARN Editorial
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 When therapy becomes a cross too big to bear.
He was a big man with yellow eyes. Yellow skin, yellow teeth -- and a
scream that curled my neck muscles into fat, bulging sausages. He was
already almost insane from liver failure, but the enzymes kept rising
and the yellow spread.
He hit me again as his
amputated stump struck the water's surface, and it bled until the water
foamed. He cursed my God and my family and my very breath. I played it
simpler and cried. I was 24 years old and this was my first year as a PT.
Continue the editorial here.. |
Tour the Twin Cities in the Pedal Pub
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 Minneapolis registrants: don't forget your biker's shorts!
For your entertainment pleasure, registrants at our upcoming pediatrics course in Minneapolis will get to tour the downtown shopping district in the world-famous Pedal Pub. Newly imported from the Netherlands, this fietscafe is a unique covered bar that goes up and down the streets of the Twin Cities at the break-neck speed of 5mph, all powered by pedals located under the bar stools. Our route will take us along the quaint shops and bistros of Nicollet Mall, the scenic Warehouse district by the Mississippi River with a stop at Buca di Beppo's in between for a carb-recharge. So don't miss Minneapolis in May, where the lakes are sky-blue, the weather is warm enough and the terrain is thankfully flat.
Visit the Pedal Pub website...
Pedal Pub on Flickr...
Aquatic Therapy for the Pediatric Therapist: A Lab Intensive
When: May 21-23, 2009
Where: Minneapolis, MN
How much: $595
Early-Bird Bonus: Free Sensory Integration DVD
(A $199 value)
This peds workshop provides therapists
with a broad range of aquatic intervention strategies for tackling
sensory-motor deficits in the aquatic environment. A combination of
innovative play-based treatment strategies, combined with the proper
handling techniques and use of manual therapies, will leave therapists
with a multitude of "tricks up their sleeves". Get ready to get wet,
play and practice as this lab-intensive course provides plenty of
opportunities for hands-on skill development so you will leave feeling
confident in treating various pediatric conditions.
SCHEDULE--Thursday
4:00-4:30 Online orientation to Aquatic Therapy Command Center
4:30-5:15 Latest research on aquatic therapy and pediatrics
(both effectiveness and safety)
5:15-6:15 Physical and sensory impairments - addressing
both in the unique environment of the therapy pool
6:15-6:30 Change for pool
6:30-8:45 Pool Lab - Stocking the pediatric pool on the cheap; Application of modified WatsuŽ techniques for pediatric clientele
SCHEDULE--Friday
8:00-9:30 Integration of primitive reflexes in aquatic therapy
9:30-11:00 Arrangement of aquatic activities for natural progression of functional outcomes based on deficits
11:00-11:30 Video and discussion
11:30-12:15 Lunch (provided) and change for pool
12:45-3:00 Pool Lab - Application of modified Bad Ragaz Ring Method and other hands-on techniques for pediatric clientele
3:00-3:30 Demo of treatment strategies with actual patients
3:30-3:45 Energy break
3:45-5:00 Pool Lab - Sensory/motor integration strategies for the pool
SCHEDULE--Saturday
8:00-9:00 Handling emotional outcomes of sensory processing
in the pool (transitions, handling, need for control, etc.)
9:00-11:00 Aquatic sensory integrations strategies for vestibular, tactile, proprioception, visual, and auditory processing difficulties
11:30-12:30 Video and discussion
12-30-1:15 Lunch (provided) and change for pool
1:15-3:00 Pool lab-Sensory based pool activities based on stations in the pool with reference to tactile, proprioceptive, oral motor, visual, vestibular, and auditory system processing skills
3:00-3:30 Demo of treatment strategies with actual patients
3:30-3:45 Energy break
3:45-5:00 Pool lab - Cont. aquatic sensory integration & patient practicum
5:00 Dismissal
(Notice: Schedule subject to change without prior notice)
Get more information here...
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