In the early 1950s, physicians and therapists were scrambling to find treatments that might work for a new crop of polio patients.
The pool is a perfect place to perform progressive resistance exercise (PRE) or strength training during early rehab.
One of the most powerful techniques used in aquatic therapy today owes its origins to a poet and massage therapist
For generations, swimming has been the exercise recommendation of choice for children born with cystic fibrosis.
Imagine a woman with severe kyphosis (excessive outward curvature of the spine) who enters a physical therapy clinic. In what position should the therapist place her to be able to work on her complaints?
