Monday, February 26, 2007

aquatic pphysiotherapy research

Good research seems to be lacking in aquatic physical therapy. There's not solid research quanitfying the risks associated with head out of water immersion. Should that be a cause for concern?

Thursday, February 22, 2007

metaceter

There's a idea in aquatic physical therapy which is pooly defined, the thing called metacenter (metacentre). The British school of thought called Halliwick makes a big thing of it but if you look at their literature it's all a bit vague, something to do with rolling in the water if you change your shape. Like a lot of ideas in physical therapy it has caught on without specific research in the clinical sphere.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

evidence and aquatic physical therapy

How good is the research to support aquatic physical therapy? It is among the oldest forms of physical therapy but is age enough?

Sunday, February 18, 2007

the first blog

this is the start of a new blog. there's lots to say about aquatic physical therapy so let's look to the future for this.