If you're interested in working with military personnel and vets, please take a look at this video and the comments it has brought. As warm water aquatic bodyworkers our practice can evoke even more strongly the softness of voice and approach that is being RECONSIDERED here ... at least at first.

Aside from the use of language and tone that more effectively matches the receiver's own ...  I'm reminded of how, with people who are wound-up or muscle-bound-up such that their bodies also…

I was looking at an old status, Here's an update. I am working to reduce pool expenses so I have reduced the pool temp to 83 degrees between clients, just need to remember to heat it up before they get there. I also have reduced the pump time to 6 from 12 hours with no sanitation issues. This has really reduced the overhead of the pool. Currently doing from 4-8 watsu sessions a month. This year has increased my overall client load considerably. I am in collage for my paramedic certification…

I'm looking for a copy of Bruce Becker's book Comprehensive Aquatic Therapy 2nd ed.  All suppliers list it as sold out.  Can someone put me in contact with a source for purchase new or used?

I have been working with my 21 yr old client who has been unable to sit up, move or talk for 5 years due to brain injury from a car accident, for a year now.  I see her once a week.   I have witnessed over the year increasing alertness, smiles, and communication.  She can now move both of her legs.  She just started working with an OT on land who has helped her to hold her head up on her own, after 2 sessions.   I discovered a place near Seattle, where I live, called Pushing Boundaries,…

  The Vertical Pool is now offering a "short" version for Rent, Lease, Purchase. No digging or soil displacement required. This pool can sit In the house (if floors are concrete base), in the garage, or out on a covered patio. Originally configured for dog rehab at home, this design allows folks who need the aquatics, can't get to a pool easily, and want daily convenient immersion in private. The same Hoyer or Molift accommodates access/egress. Water depth approximately 36". Same two seats,…

I have another new client, a 60 year old attorney, who came to see me because of a tremor in his right arm.   It is very severe, and he was diagnosed with Parkinson's 6 years ago.  However, his neurologist changed the diagnosis  to a different condition which he should have died from by now  He now does not  know what to make of it.    It is affecting his speech and his walking.    He speaks very slowly and with difficulty.   Until  6 years ago he was  a climber, surfer, skiier, as well as a…

This client came to see me for watsu for the first time in November (2010), and has been coming 3-4 times a month ever since.  She was in a car accident 4 years ago,  and has had the top half of her skull removed.  She is brain damaged and has been mostly immobile  for 4 years. She can see and hear but cannot move  or talk.  Her parents are very positive that she can recover a lot of her functioning.  We were all worried about her trach tube, as it cannot get wet. Her first session we…

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For recreational therapy and adaptive indoor training activities all year round. All you need is 3” of water…and 2 kids for starters. It is basically a game of catch with a very accurate beanbag that is designed to…