Breast Cancer Treatment in the Water
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Ever wondered if aquatic therapy could reduce lymphedema? We did! So we were especially stoked to read this just-released research study on this very topic by two Israeli researchers entitled Aqua lymphatic therapy in women who suffer from breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema: a randomized controlled study.
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Aquatic SI: Fitting the Parts Together
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Pediatric therapists are asked to perform minor miracles with few
resources. In such times, the therapy pool becomes important because aquatic
therapy offers an amazingly versatile environment to challenge many deficits at the same time. Here are a sample of some activities that can provide disabled children with
many opportunities to challenge tactile, proprioceptive, vestibular and
other systems in a single session. The pediatric therapist who chooses
water, chooses well.
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(This article is the final installment Andrea Salzman's 7-part series called Pediatric Poolside Practicum as seen in Advance magazine)
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New Aquatic Exercise Text
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There's a new book out with 352 pages of aquatic nirvana. Unfortunately, you can't get it in your hot little hands until August. But you can pre-order it from Amazon for just 30% off the list price of $74.00. It's the latest textbook on aquatic therapy and it's called Aquatic Exercise for Rehabilitation Training by Lori Thien Brody and Paula Geigle.
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Pediatric Workshop Coming to Des Moines
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Early intervention in the water
is fast becoming the new healing frontier for the special-needs child.
To introduce you to this wonderful world of water-based sensory
integration, Aquatic Resources Network is bringing our Pediatric
Aquatic Therapy Seminar to the Midwest this August.
The therapists at this course
teach a unique set of innovative play-based treatment strategies,
that, when combined with proper handling techniques and manual
therapies, will leave clinicians feeling confident in their
treatment of various sensory-motor deficits.
If your practice
is experiencing an uptick in spectrum syndromes or you have
land-based patients that have hit "the wall," please visit our website
to see what this class can do for you. Then get ready to get
wet, play and practice in this lab-intensive course designed to
strengthen your hands-on skills.
Where: Des Moines, IA When: August 1-2, 2009 Cost: $595
Click here for more info... Register Now....
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