Description
This Aquatic Rehabilitation for General Populations is designed to give a comprehensive overview of exercises suitable for a general population recovering from injury, replacement surgery, and other debilitating conditions that prevent them from enjoying full mobility with daily living. Help people in the water for weight bearing and function on land.
The learning objective is to understand anatomy, safe joint range, muscle action and overall fitness levels requirements to be able to design and oversee safe exercise programs that will help each person return, as close as possible to, or improve upon, their previous levels of mobility.
The goal is to provide overall mobility for recovery and function for activities of daily living.
Industry standards require that all professionals need to renew their qualifications every two (2) years. Everyone is welcome to do this package as a renewal of your qualifications. Upon successful completion of quizzes you will automatically be updated for your for 16.0 CECs for recertification or Qualifications and all Certifications on file (land and/or water ) will be updated. Your Membership discount applies on this product 20% when logged in.
- Video Streaming of the following videos via WaterART Fitness Educational App (which views on smart devices such as phones or tablets OR Vimeo Video Showcase which is link with password which views on all devices. Certified Members receive unlimited viewing – non members for six months. Review the following videos and answers quiz questions via google docs link.
(Please note that instructors who are not registered therapists may not use the title “therapist”.)
SKU: KCW004
Prerequisites
Everyone may utilize this program to upgrade their qualifications or to gain 16.0 CECs for re-Certification process.
Course materials
- Online streaming of the following videos via the WaterART Fitness Educational App /Vimeo Video Showcase
- DVD091-Rehabilitation Tutorials and Case Studies (6 video parts)
- Online quizzes for each video via Google Forms
- Booklet for notes of General populations
- 16.0 CECs when successful with quizzes
- Completing all quizzes (successfully) will automatically update existing qualifications
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Included in Post Rehabilitation for General Populations Instructor Certification Program
- Intro To Post Rehabilitation Instructor – DVD091 part 1 (30 minutes)
This Tutorial video follows a power point presentation to introduce the Instructor to the many aspects of Post Rehabilitation in the water. Topics include the wide variety of conditions that can be helped in the water. The need to work on mobility and function to bring each client back as close as possible to former strengths. Suggestions for safe water entry and many practical comments to train water skills will help the instructor create an effective program suited to each client’s ability. This program will review an essential checklist for programming people with many functional limitations who are new to water exercise.
- Intro To Anatomy DVD091 part 2 (66 minutes)
Having a good general knowledge of all joint and muscle action is an essential part of Post Rehabilitation programming. This Tutorial DVD power point presentation guided by Leigh de Groot Doctor of Physiotherapy gives professionals a complete overview of all joint biomechanics and the muscle action required to move through a safe range of motion. Each major muscle group is examined in detail for location, strengths and weaknesses. A wide variety of exercises are shown to assist instructors to chose safe movement for the condition being rehabbed in the water.
- Beginner Mobility Program DVD091 part 3 (56 minutes)
A picture is worth a thousand words. Follow WaterART Master Trainers Jane Pomponio and Julie Twynham as they take you through an inventory of movement essential to safe water programming for post rehabilitation clients who are new to water, new to exercise or both. All exercise movements are shown above and underwater with subtitles and detailed commentary for effective video training reference.
- Shallow Water Exercises for those New to Exercise DVD091 part 4 (68 minutes)
Learn how to work one on one with a post rehabilitation client in shallow water. This video program illustrates how to get the client into the water safely and comfortably. Once in, the instructor and client work through an inventory of essential movement to train for function on land. This inventory includes safe and effective warm up movement, specific strengthening and stretching exercises and ideas for modifications for the wide variety of conditions that clients bring to the water.
Unloaded Water Exercises for those New to Exercise DVD091 part 5 (59 minutes)
This DVD is designed to help clients who need to begin their post rehabilitation without any loaded stress on their joints. The client is fitted with a belt to keep the feet off the pool floor. All movement can be done suspended in shallow water or taken to the deep end if the client has developed safe water skills. Exercises cover all components of fitness and show how to train the client to handle buoyancy, using instructor assistance at first, then, working solo as they feel comfortable. The client can be trained to use the resistance of water to assist travel as well as increasing resistance to add strengthening progressions as their condition improves. The goal is to provide balanced exercise that will provide benefits for their safe return to land.
- Equipment Toolbox DVD091 part 6 (23 minutes)
There is a wide variety of equipment available for pool use, some floats while others sink. Which will be safe and effective to help your client? Take a look at the differences between buoyant and resistive equipment and the requirements for the many general post rehabilitation conditions that may come to your pool. Each exercise must be specific to the condition and be both safe and effective. See suggestions for targeting the same exercise with different pieces of equipment to help with choice.
**PLEASE NOTE** This is a good option for those candidates who are within their 2 year renewal time OR who have expired within one year from their expiry date.
Contributing Authors
Leigh de Groot, B.Sc, DPT is a Doctor of Physiotherapy licensed in both Ontario and the State of New York. She has been involved in aquatics in varying capacities since 2002 years including Lifeguarding, teaching swimming lessons and teaching Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses. She has been a WaterART Instructor since 2007 and is certified in Arthritis, Seniors, Pre and Post Natal and is an Aquatic Rehabilitation Specialist and Therapist. She joined our team of Master Trainers in 2013 and brings to the table a unique combination of her love for aquatics as well as a passion for helping people of all ages live their best lives possible through exercise and rehabilitation.
Julie Twynham,is the Educational Director and Creator of WaterART Fitness International. Her strong academic background from the University of Waterloo, in Human Kinetics, combined with her dance and coaching background provide her with strong technical and creative skills. Currently,she is Certified through The Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) and American Council on Exercise(ACE). Her background also includes high performance and cardiac rehabilitation exercise testing and at the Toronto Fitness Institutes as well as designing their Personal Trainer Exercise Inventory (land and water) and Better Back Programs. She developed and facilitated instructor training programs for both land and water. Through, Body Check Inc.,(established in 1985) she has developed over 97 Educational DVDs for both land and water modalities. She developed and ran the Speedo Aquatic Fitness System in Canada (1993-2000) and has worked throughout the world helping consumers and fitness professionals learn about exercise design. As a veteran of the fitness industry for over 30 years, she has presented for many world organizations, community centers and clubs throughout Canada, United States, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, U.K. and South Africa including: World IDEA, Aquatic Exercise Association, Ontario Fitness Council, Atlanta Aqua Society, European Aquatic Fitness Conference,Canadian Aerobic Instructors Network, University of Waterloo, York University, Washington State University, Michigan State University, Manitoba Fitness Leaders, Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association, Ontario Fitness Council, to name a few.
Drusilla Leitch, is the Certification Director and a Master Trainer for the WaterART Fitness Training Programs.She is the co-author of the WaterART Seniors, Tai Chi, Mind Body, Rehabilitation, Instructor, Shape Up and Arthritis Manuals for Land and Water. She has developed and co-produced over 93 DVDs through WaterART Fitness. She started in the Fitness industry over 35 years ago, with her “Fitness is Fun” program and approach for maintaining healthand wellness. She has delivered creative, dynamic and innovate programs for senior fitness as well as regular group exercise programming for both on landand water.She was the recipient of the Ontario Fitness Council Leadership Award and former presenterof an Active Living Program for the Elder Hostel Association in Ontario. She regular teaches classes and provides post rehabilitation services for seniors at Vanastra Recreation Centre.
