{"id":34,"count":1,"description":"Introduction to aquatic therapy\r\nThis course is aimed at the novice aquatic therapist and will cover the foundation information, necessary in aquatic therapy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nContent (hours)\r\nTheory\r\n\u00a0Practice\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Fluid mechanics\r\n\u00a01\r\n\u00a02\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Introduction to physiology of immersion\r\n\u00a02\r\n\u00a0-\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Handling patients in water\r\n\u00a0-\r\n\u00a04\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Mental adjustment as preparation of therapy\r\n\u00a01\r\n\u00a04\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Basics assessment of patient in water\r\n\u00a0-\r\n\u00a02\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Introduction to treatment concepts\r\n\u00a04\r\n\u00a06\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Safety screening and risk management\r\n\u00a02\r\n\u00a0-\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0Pool management\r\n\u00a01\r\n\u00a0-\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAt the end of the course, the professional is able to:\r\n- describe the fluidmechanical effects on the human body and their importance for treatment\r\n- explain how the various systems react to the pressure and thermal effects of immersion (cardio-vascular, respiratory, neuro-musculoskeletal)\r\n- justify the reason for choosing aquatic therapy for the most common patient populations\r\n- show safe and proper ways to enter and exit clients, relative to design of the pool and equipment\r\n- demonstrate adequate supports while maintaining of changing basic body positions\r\n- apply activities to make the client mentally adjust to water\r\n- assess aquatic skills by using a specific aquatic measurement instrument\r\n- describe characteristics of various aquatic therapy concepts\r\n- use key elements of these aquatic therapy concepts\r\n- screen for risk factors that impact a safe aquatic service\r\n- write a pool management protocol, based on local regulations","link":"https:\/\/ewachub.orgo.ee\/medical\/knowledge\/education\/introduction\/","name":"Introduction","slug":"introduction","taxonomy":"knowledge-category","parent":4,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewachub.orgo.ee\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-category\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewachub.orgo.ee\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-category"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewachub.orgo.ee\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/knowledge-category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewachub.orgo.ee\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-category\/4"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewachub.orgo.ee\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge?knowledge-category=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}