Aquatic Therapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists news
New Swim England film encourages nurses to consider ‘Swimming as Medicine’
The latest video in the ‘Swimming as Medicine’ series, which focuses on nursing staff, has been launched by Swim England.
The aim of this video is to further highlight to nursing staff and other healthcare professionals, just how powerful being active in water can be for individuals with complex health problems and rehabilitation needs.
As a whole, the Swimming as Medicine series has been created to encourage those healthcare professionals to consider recommending swimming and aquatic activity to their patients as an effective way of improving health and wellbeing.
Webinar Wednesday 9th October @ 7.30 pm entitled ENERGY USAGE AND SAVINGS IN A HYDROTHERAPY POOL
For joining instructions for the above meeting please follow this Link which is viewable to ATACP members only. You will need to be logged in for access.
The National Co-ordinating committee for disabled people (NCC-SDP) - Grant
The national co-ordinating committee for swimming for disabled people (NCC-SDP) are offering small grants up to £500 to organisations looking to enhance the involvement of disabled people in swimming activities.
The NCC-SDP is a charitable organisation, the main purpose of which is to promote and support swimming for disabled people. Please note applications close on 31st October. For further information including funding criteria and application form please follow the link below.
ATACP Annual General Meeting - Wednesday 9th October after the Webinar
The ATACP would like to announce that the 2024 ATACP Annual General Meeting will be held immediately after the webinar entitled "Energy Usage and Savings in a Hydrotherapy Pool on Wednesday 9th October @ 7:30 pm
It’s with great pleasure that the ATACP has been asked to share this document, authored by Clare Martinac, Queensland Chair of the Aquatic Physiotherapy group (Australian Physiotherapy Association).
The review aims to outline the key findings of peer-reviewed literature and enable clinicians to apply this information to their practice, for optimal client outcomes in the use of
Aquatic Physiotherapy for clients with common neurological conditionsParkinson’s disease (PD)StrokeMultiple sclerosis (MS),Acquired brain injury (ABI) andSpinal cord injury (SCI).
The review has a focus on higher grades of evidence, including systematic reviews (SRs) and randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but also refers to existing published clinical guidelines and to relevant qualitative studies, which provide insight into the barriers, enablers and clients’ lived experiences of aquatic therapy.
