The Aquatic Therapist

Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy, 3rd edition (May 2011 release)

 

Hot off the presses!

 

Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy (CAT) authors just got their first-eyes copies of this 3rd edition. 

 

Over 8 years in the making.... It's HUGE.

 

At 560 pages and 1.5" thick, it's 140 pages bigger than the 2nd edition. It's truly the quintessential guide to aquatic therapy. 

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Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy remains the acknowledged reference text for aquatic therapists the world over. Featuring extensive updates from the 2nd edition, in this edition the editors have included extensive case studies, with multiple choice questions and answers as didactic content.New chapters have been added, covering the entire scope of aquatic therapy practice, including innovative new techniques with material for program development, including staff training and marketing.

Time to Give Back to Beta Testers - A Gift for You

So far, you have told us what you would like to receive as members of Team Aquatic Therapy.

As we speak, we are crunching the data and will present you with a chart of potential "perks" of membership. From that chart, we will (as a Team) prioritize and select which items mean the most to aquatic therapists.

In addition, you have started telling us which aquatic books are your favorites. We will start to stock these books at a discount as soon as all the data is in.

So, here is your reward. If you have done at least 2 Beta tasks, please use the Post a Comment section below to tell us what you want us to make available as a PDF download next.

Currently, at Aquaticnet.com as a member you can access RefWorks. Through RefShare, you can view our database of almost 5000 aquatic therapy abstracts easily.

If you don't want to do the searching yourself, you can download the following "printable" bibliographies:

• Specialty Techniques (Watsu, Bad Ragaz, Ai Chi, Halliwick, etc.)
• Pregnancy
• Bone Density and Body Composition
• Proprioception (Gait, Balance, Posture, Weight Bearing, etc.)

You can also download the last 2 years of The Aquatic Therapist magazine archives online.

So, what do you want us to make available next?

Help us make your request a reality by breaking it up into small "do-able" tasks. For instance,

• tell us you want the next printable bibliography to be on strength training in the pool; or
• tell us you want a list of aquatic therapy precautions and contraindications; or
• ask us for a list of "must have" equipment.

Just don't ask for "everything on musculoskeletal patients". That's too broad to do as one download!

But hey, it's totally in your hands. It's your Team...

Warm water regards,

Andrea Salzman, MS, PT

Team Aquatic Therapy - Beta Testers Help Create Site for Aquatic Therapists

Welcome, Beta Testers, to The Aquatic Therapist!

This blog helps us keep the public updated on what's new in the field of aquatic therapy.

Over the next 4 months, your Team will help us craft and hone AquaticNet.com, your aquatic therapy command center. In order to do so, you have been given a 1-year membership in Team Aquatic Therapy (and a 1-year membership for a friend; more on that later).

IMPORTANT: Your responses should be entered in the POST A COMMENT section below this blog. You do NOT need to enter your email or web addresses. 

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Assignment #2

Deadline: May 6, 2007 5 PM

Duties: To understand why aquatic professionals would want to join Team Aquatic Therapy. To help us create additional value in membership in Team Aquatic Therapy.

Go to www.aquaticnet.com and assume that you are interested in learning about -- and perhaps eventually joining -- Team Aquatic Therapy.

1. Once online, what path did you follow to learn about Team Aquatic Therapy? (for instance, you clicked on "X" link). Did you have any trouble?

2. Assume you are poised on the edge of joining Team Aquatic Therapy. It will cost you 50 bucks and, by Jove, you want your money's worth. You've joined other organizations before and been disappointed with what you get in return! Now, tell us all the things you want as a Team Aquatic Therapy member. Give us your crazy, out-there, no-organization-would-ever-do-this-wish-list.

(For instance, perhaps we can hold an annual aquatic therapy conference, complete with CEUs, free to all Team members. Or perhaps we can offer eBooks free online to members. I don't know! That's what you are for. Tell us what YOU want ... and help us meet the needs of thousands of aquatic professionals across the globe.)

Action: Provide your written responses to this task in the COMMENTS section immediately after this blog. You do not need to provide your email or web addresses.

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Thanks again for your assistance.

Warm water regards, Andrea Salzman, Founder
AquaticNet.com
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