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Hydrotherapy: Incorporating H2O Into Your Practice

Hydrotherapy: Incorporating H2O Into Your Practice

Discover the effects of hydrotherapy and how it can be integrated into treatment.

Description

Hydrotherapy: Incorporating H2O Into Your Practice equips therapists with the confidence to integrate hydrotherapy techniques into their practice.

Gain insight into the biological responses to thermal applications, enhancing your understanding of temperature's effects on the body. Explore how hydrotherapy can aid in recovery across the diverse stages of healing and review essential guidelines for its safe and effective implementation in a clinical setting. Discover how to recognize and respond to any adverse reactions to hydrotherapy applications, prioritizing patient safety.

Delve into local, reflexive, and systemic responses to hydrotherapy applications and how modalities can harness these therapeutic effects. Understand the distinctions between hot and cold treatment applications and grasp the outcomes associated with each type. Learn to apply hydrotherapy treatments tailored to the patient's condition and treatment needs, taking into consideration the differences between prolonged and short exposure to hot and cold applications.

Finally, develop the expertise to discern when it's appropriate to incorporate hydrotherapy into treatment based on the specific requirements of the three healing stages. This comprehensive course empowers manual therapists to utilize hydrotherapy effectively, promoting optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.

For the best learning experience, we recommend starting with Hydrotherapy: Understanding Therapeutic Uses of Water before diving into this course.

Course Outline

TEMPERATURE EFFECTS & HEALING

Effects of Temperature Application
Phases of Healing and Hydrotherapy Indications

TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS

General Procedures and Guidelines
Responding to Negative Reactions

Outcomes & Objectives

Learning outcomes are high-level results that can be achieved by taking the course.
Get to know how the body reacts to temperature treatments locally, reflexively, and systemically.
Explore how hydrotherapy can be a valuable tool during the different stages of healing.
Learn essential safety guidelines for using hydrotherapy effectively in your practice.
Discover how to spot and handle any unexpected reactions to hydrotherapy treatments.

Instructors

Contributors

Kimberly Kent, RMT
Lydia Giammartino, MMedSc, BKin, RMT
Julie Goldstein, MA, MPA, JD
Amanda Miller, MA, RMT
Maria Naccarato, BSc, RMT
Purchase Course
Hydrotherapy: Incorporating H2O Into Your Practice

CA$24.99