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This 11th edition continues to present the state-of-science in aquatic therapy. Updated contents provide students with a comprehensive picture of current research that supports case oriented decision making, clinical reasoning, problem-solving and goal-setting in aquatic therapy.
This intensive postgraduate aquatic therapy course (129.5 academic contact hours of 45 minutes) is unique in the world. The basis is “learning-by-reasoning-and-doing”: pool practice encompasses 86.4 hours. Preparatory and additional studying time needs approximately 20 hours
Five aquatic treatment concepts form the practical implementation of evidence based, and competence guided approach to therapy. Participants will experience a variety of patients during 5 hands-on sessions in the pool, supervised by the lecturers. Included are a (digital) course book, plus beverages during coffee/tea breaks. Concepts:
- Halliwick®-Therapy + login to www.halliwicktherapy.org
- The Bad Ragaz Ring Method® + login to www.badragazringmethod.org 
- AquaT-Relax, passive relaxation including e.g. neurodynamics and spinal mobilisation
- Clinical Ai Chi® : postural control and connective tissue + DVD/CD
- Aquatic Fitness introduction: focus on music, measurements and falls prevention

The Halliwick® and Bad Ragaz® modules are certification modules (optional)

Testimonials of participants of the 2010 course

Anna Swanepoel, Physical Therapist, Bloemfontein, South-Africa:
A great course! The best was to have a holistic way of looking at aquatic therapy and to be able to position the different concepts. Thanx for the knowledge of the lecturers being shared in a scientific way/

Cirila Burja, CIRIUS Kamnik, Domzale, Slowenia
I am very satisfied that I attended the Aquatic Therapy course in Valens, which has improved my knowledge to a high degree. The entire course was very good organized. The emphasis was on practical work in the water with very good visual and practical instructions. The theoretical lectures are based on scientific researches.
The acquired knowledge and information from the course will influence on improvement of my further therapeutic work in water. I hope that in the future the knowledge will widen also more throughout our country

C.G. Prashanth, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Dharwad, India
I have waited for 4 years before I could take up this course and believe me the wait was worth it. An intensive course for the therapists in systematically understanding, analyzing, applying the various concepts; and finding evidence for efficacy; by simple but effective outcome measures on diverse cases were impressive. The hands on, with the patients to apply Halliwick concept & the last day to integrate all the five concepts on the patients again is the strongest point of the entire course. With well organized modules, wonderful pools to work and Great Teachers who taught, it was knowledge with pleasure at Klinik Valens, Switzerland.”