Goals for treating children in the water

At the ARN office, we are often asked about goals for treating children in the water so, we decided to give you some examples. Here are some goals for PT, look for future postings for OT and Speech goals.

 

 Aquatic-based PT goals

1. Perform unilateral stance on right and left leg for five seconds without trunk compensation and without assistance in 1 to 2 feet of water.

2. Successfully walk up and down one step in 1 to 2 feet of water without trunk compensation and without assistance two out of three times.

3. Successfully jump off a step or ledge 6 inches high into water with only standby assistance for safety two out of three tries.

4. Perform developmental transitions on floating mat (sit, kneel, supine, prone, quadruped, bridge, crawl, stand, etc.)

6. Perform symmetrical kicking motion to propel across water.

7. Crawl down ramp to enter pool independently.

8. Perform sit to stand in gravity-offset environment

9. Perform 5 minutes of sustained exercise at appropriate level of exertion.

10. Sustain scullying motion to keep body afloat for 10 seconds