Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT *Not her real name For Lauren Anderson*, the therapy pool represents the worst day in her young son’s...

Aquatic therapy offers several benefits compared to land-based therapies for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Here is a short...

Aquatic therapy is not universally contraindicated for individuals with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but careful consideration of the...

Many therapists count on the use of buoyancy to reduce joint load. But is it possible that the pool is not a safe place for everyone,...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Fast Facts Breast cancer treatment can lead to weight gain, chronic pain, and a decrease in strength,...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Your patient Mrs. K presents with osteoarthritis in both knees. She is in constant pain and her morbid...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Therapists who work in the water have a difficult task. Not only must they understand the nuances of their...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT A 17-year-old I once knew went to college with a deficit. She was ostensibly well versed in literature,...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Anne Marie counts herself as one of the 2-4% of the population [1] diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Classify it under gross, but true. A private practice PT rents space at the local hotel pool. She is very...

"From inability to let well enough alone; From too much zeal for the new and contempt for what is old; From putting knowledge before...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT It is already widely accepted that one of the most effective treatments for long-term management of the...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT *Not her real name Leah’s* first reaction to entering the water was so bad that her therapist had to stop...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Our patient spent one month in bed trying to ward off pain. He finally decided to have the hip surgery his...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Maria first met Rafaela in a therapeutic pool in Lisbon, Portugal. Maria was visually impaired; Rafaela...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Ai Chi is a type of relaxing aquatic exercises, which utilizes modified Tai Chi movements. [1] There is a...

"Perhaps we have lost faith in certification because of the entrepreneurship zeal of continuing educator promoters. Too often they offer...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Improvement in balance is caused by the ability to make movement errors and correct for them and the water...

Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. —Hippocrates, Precepts, ch. 1 Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS,...

Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT It strikes terror into the most phlegmatic of pool managers: The sight of a motionless body hovering...