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Andrea Salzman
May 20, 20246 min read
Hope After Hip Surgery
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...
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Andrea Salzman
May 15, 20246 min read
Using Aquatic Therapy to Promote Social Interaction
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Maria first met Rafaela in a therapeutic pool in Lisbon, Portugal. Maria was visually impaired; Rafaela...
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Andrea Salzman
May 13, 202413 min read
Ai Chi: Safety and Effectiveness
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Ai Chi is a type of relaxing aquatic exercises, which utilizes modified Tai Chi movements. [1] There is a...
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Andrea Salzman
May 8, 20244 min read
Assessing Aquatic Merit
"Perhaps we have lost faith in certification because of the entrepreneurship zeal of continuing educator promoters. Too often they offer...
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Andrea Salzman
May 6, 20245 min read
Balance and Sensory Awareness for Rheumatologic Disorders
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Improvement in balance is caused by the ability to make movement errors and correct for them and the water...
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Andrea Salzman
May 1, 20243 min read
Handling Front-line PT
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. —Hippocrates, Precepts, ch. 1 Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS,...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 29, 20245 min read
Aquatic Exercise: Dangerous waters for the cardiopulmonary patient?
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT It strikes terror into the most phlegmatic of pool managers: The sight of a motionless body hovering...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 24, 20246 min read
Getting the Gear: Loading up on Aquatic Equipment
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Not long ago, options for aquatic therapy equipment were nonexistent. As recently as the (mildly...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 22, 20246 min read
Aquatic Feldenkrais: Finesse in the Water
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT As a physical therapist, I was somewhat disturbed to note that at age 26, I was unable to do a round-off...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 17, 20249 min read
Rheumatological disorders: Joint, tissue, and motor pain
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Published in Advance for Physical Therapy Magazine Throughout this article, we will test the idea that...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 15, 20247 min read
Therapeutic Spectrum: Treatment of Rheumatologic Disorders with Aquatic Physical Therapy
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Published in Advance for Physical Therapy Magazine Throughout this article, we will test the idea that...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 10, 20244 min read
Why Water Can Bring Children Hope
A blast from the past. Here is one of the 300+ aquatic articles our team has written for Advance magazine over the last 10 years. The...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 8, 20245 min read
Crushing Pain
A blast from the past. Here is one of the 300+ aquatic articles our team has written for Advance magazine over the last 10 years. The...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 3, 20245 min read
Tips for the Pediatric Therapist: Overcoming a Child’s Fear of the Water
A blast from the past. Here is one of the 300+ aquatic articles our team has written for Advance magazine over the last 10 years. The...
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Andrea Salzman
Apr 1, 20241 min read
The Decision Matrix: Costs of Building & Maintaining a Therapy Pool
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Hot dog. Your administrator is finally on board and the new facility is going to include a therapy pool....
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Andrea Salzman
Mar 27, 20245 min read
Depth-Specific Aquatic Therapy
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT At a seminar (now many years ago) in Iowa, I provided training to approximately 30 therapists. The...
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Andrea Salzman
Mar 25, 20246 min read
The Power of the Pool: Why Water for Our Seniors?
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Chris Kost knows how to get seniors excited about aquatic exercise. Working as (Past) Director of Programs...
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Andrea Salzman
Mar 20, 20244 min read
Pool Power: Aquatic Training & Rehab for the Elite Athlete
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT According to the 2008 Superstudy® of Sports Participation, over 7.2 million people participated in...
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Andrea Salzman
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Balance training with a cognitive twist
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Why you should consider adding Alzheimer's patients to the list of aquatic therapy candidates. Read the...
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Andrea Salzman
Mar 13, 20241 min read
Ask Andrea: Renting a community pool for aquatic therapy
Byline: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT Question: Our facilities are initiating an aquatic program in a hotel pool. Â We would appreciate guidance...
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