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We are the 1st social networking site for the aquatic therapy industry. This network supports Aquaticnet.com. If aquatic therapy is your passion or your business, this is the social network for you.

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September Dallas Aquatic Therapy Seminar Added by Andrea

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Aquatic Therapist Blog (weekly updates on industry)

Ask ARN: Does aquatic therapy effect bone density in patients with osteoporosis or osteopenia?

ARN Promoting Dallas Aquatic Therapy Seminar on YouTube

ACL rehabilitation through aquatic therapy: A good idea or dangerous for the knee?

Ask ARN: Bowel and bladder incontinence issues in aquatic therapy

Medal winning swimmers give gold, silver and bronze to therapy patients

Adapted scuba diving for disabled veterans

New therapy pool especially for children with autism

Aquatic therapy seminar for the pediatric therapist

Ask ARN: Must therapy pools supply lifeguards during aquatic therapy sessions?

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Forum

Looking for pediatric therapists willing to be interviewed for Advance Magazine article

Hi gang! I am working on a series of articles about working with autistic children in the water. I am looking for clinicians with compelling stories (of success or failure) and/or with cool treatm...

Tagged: sensory, autistic, autism, integration, interview

Started by Andrea Jul 29.

Safety 2 Replies

I work in a rehab hospital where I treat acute patients and outpatients. I am quite often alone in the pool area if I have only one patient in the pool with me or possibly two if at least one of th...

Started by Rosemary Herlong. Last reply by Rosemary Herlong Mar 2.

Looking for a publishing credit -- write about aquatics for Exceptional Parents magazine

Posted on behalf of Dianne Sheetz (from Sprint Aquatics): There are not enough articles in magazines like the Arthritis Today, Exceptional Parent, and On-Site Fitness magazine for non profits to...

Tagged: aquatic, column, publish, therapists, publication

Started by Andrea Sep. 10, 2007.

Looking to hire aquatic therapy staff?

If you are looking to hire, look no further than the Aquaticnet Jobboard. Go to http://aquaticnet.jobamatic.com/a/jbb/find-jobs O click View all Jobs button in the left column of this Social Netw...

Tagged: aquatic, board, jobs, therapy, therapist

Started by Andrea Sep. 10, 2007.

OCCAM Practitioners-Researchers Conference--ADVICE NEEDED!!! 5 Replies

Hi all--Keo in Gainesville, FL here: I am in touch with Dr. Cynthia Myers of the Moffitt Cancer Institute in Tampa, FL. She sent me an e-mail announcing a conference in Bethesda, MD in October. NIH...

Tagged: nih, funding, cam, wastu, conference

Started by Keo Opton. Last reply by Mary Essert Aug. 22, 2007.

RE: The end of an era. ICATRIC goes under.

To read more about this, tab down and look to the left side of the Aquaticnet Social Network. You'll find a section called The Aquatic Therapist Blog. Click on the relevant entry. Otherwise, you c...

Tagged: aquatic, therapy, atri, icatric, certification

Started by Andrea Aug. 14, 2007.

Message from ARN office manager

Hello Aquaticnet members, As office manager for the Aquatic Resources Network, one of my jobs is to make sure our members are aware of what's happening at ARN. With the launch of this new social n...

Tagged: courses, seminars

Started by Laurie Emerson Aug. 13, 2007.

This is where your posts and your discussions get started!

This area is open to all members of Aquaticnet Social. Just click "Start a Discussion" and away you go!

Tagged: post, forum, discussion

Started by Andrea Aug. 13, 2007.

Blog Posts

Hi I am new.

thought I would introduce myself, I am Kim I am living my dream of introducing Watsu to our rural Humboldt county Ca. being only one of 2 therapists up here, poses many challenges to the continued inspiration for my work. I get a reawakening when I hit that magical combination of floating someone just right, seeing their profound shift in being, making it all worth the years of training, house buying, pool building, marketing and all those first time sessions with people. I have a deep gratitude… Continue

Posted by Kim Chamberlain (idowatsu) on July 31st, 2008 at 1:53pm — No Comments (Add)

Water = creativity

I've just been enjoying Rosemary Herlong's account of her Fabricapes (see Rosemary's blog photos). This is such a good example of the creative energy water can inspire. There is much scope, I believe, for both scientific research and creative expression in the experience of aquatic bodywork/therapy. By not making a separation between these, we can keep energy moving. I'm currently working on a series of blogs in which I will be attempting this. My own training was scientific and my prof… Continue

Posted by Sulis on June 29th, 2008 at 3:10pm — No Comments (Add)

Sharing the water

Half asleep I orbit

the bright blue pool

eyes soft focusing

slow, slow motion

only a breath away

this pool my planet

dreaming the dawn

of a melting horizon

in my arms another…

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Posted by Sulis on December 9th, 2007 at 1:16am — 1 Comment (Add)

A new World.

I have been wondering where the future is leading,it seems to fluctuate like day and night but there have been clues.I feel that there is a ground swell of new conciousness,an awareness that as humans we need to change the way we have been treating this miracle of a planet.It feels like we are seeing with new eyes the destruction that is being caused by our need to consume in ways that are not sustainable.Talking to the youth,I find that many are on the path and are already dreaming up ways to c… Continue

Posted by ralph pitt on November 13th, 2007 at 4:07pm — No Comments (Add)

Water as poetry

I'm intending to share more about the therapeutic aspects of aquatic bodywork here but first I'd like to indulge my passion for water.

For me, water is both metaphor and manifest; it is far more than a utilitarian substance. Scientists, philosophers and artists alike have pondered this.

If we can convey a little of the mystery of water in our aquatic therapy, we give ourselves and our clients a unique (and safe) opportunity to extend our boundaries.

In my work I… Continue

Posted by Sulis on October 16th, 2007 at 3:15pm — No Comments (Add)

Hot and Cold

It began as a therapy I discovered at Harbin Hot Springs,and in the 10 years of revisiting for Watsu and other trainings and assisting found there was an amazing benefit to this getting into the hot and then going to the cold.Now,here at Waterjourneys,in the forest without distraction I have been trying it out on clients.For myself,I found that the hot limit is 118 degees,but careful meditation and sliding in gracefully and then once submerged to the neck,keeping absolutly still makes it all pos… Continue

Posted by ralph pitt on October 3rd, 2007 at 8:15pm — No Comments (Add)

Dry or Wet

The crisp grass feels like it is breaking under my feet.The leaves are curled and falling,the heat is intense and dry,everything seems to be hanging on,barely.The cry for moisture is audible in the silence,the unslaked thirst choking the landscape day by day,it has changed from green to brown.The lush look of yesterday replaced by the dry look of death tomorrow,if we dont get rain.............It comes,green shoots sprout out of the brown within hours it seems.Leaves unfurl to be washed clean and… Continue

Posted by ralph pitt on September 7th, 2007 at 11:21am — No Comments (Add)

the continum

My first week alone at Waterjourneys,sans Sara began with some stress.Flow, I told myself it will be fine.A pastor had booked in for 5 days.I shopped for the menus I had prepared,but then just grabbed what felt right in the moment,flow I told myself.She arrived,full of trepidation about hanging out with a single guy out in the woods in the Ozarks.I complimented her on her courage and made a cup of tea.Well needless to say wonderful conversation ensued and we retired fully relieved.As the week we… Continue

Posted by ralph pitt on August 20th, 2007 at 10:06pm — 2 Comments (Add)

dreaming in sacred water

Every time I have entered the pool I felt like I was coming home,the water supported me and wrapped me up,I was almost weightless.After thousands of sessions over 11 years,I still am amazed that each session has its own special moment when magic happens.In that pristine world of twinkling light,there are no boundaries all is connected with itself.It seems the water in everything recognises that,and is joyful,for me it is the moment of healing,a moment of faith,knowing that the universe is benevo… Continue

Posted by ralph pitt on August 5th, 2007 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Advanced Certification for Aquatic Therapy

There is the APTA Aquatic Section's current project of a certification specialty for PT's in the aquatic realm- this is a HUGE project that can give us insite on basic and advanced skills.
Anyone interested in this topic?

Posted by Dee Virginia Ellis on August 3rd, 2007 at 7:46am — 4 Comments (Add)

Clinical Education in the water

Okay! Can we talk about what the BASICS are for an entry level clinician working with people in the water? The background of Rehab professionals that perform aquatic therapy in the water quite varied and inconsistant.

I'm a clinical instructor with a need to teach the student PTA's(or PT's if they are so inclined) basic skills in the water. Does anyone have a list? (I do, and I'll share it if someone's interested).

Posted by Dee Virginia Ellis on August 3rd, 2007 at 7:44am — No Comments (Add)

new pool opening

Good Morning, Our new facility is due to open in 3 weeks! The pool is all one depth 4 - 41/2 feet. I would love to hear from everyone the "dos & don'ts".... and the possiblities for programming in the pool. I can comfortably fit 10 individuals at one time. Your sharing is welcomed and appreciated..... Have a GREAT day all of you!! Marie Nielsen

Posted by Marie Nielsen on August 2nd, 2007 at 6:01am — 5 Comments (Add)

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ARN is Coming to Dallas
September 12, 2008 at 4pm to September 14, 2008 at 5pm – Dallas, TX
Our members asked for a course that was free of all the beginners’ glop. This is a hard-core, hands-on, in the water til you’re wrinkled seminar taught by the Queen Mum of aquatic therapy. Bring yo...
Organized by Andrea | Type: Aquatic, Seminar