What is the difference between “aquatic physical therapy” and “aquatic exercise”?
The difference is that aquatic physical therapy requires the skilled service of a PT and/or PTA which may include: a) the clinical reasoning and decision making skills of a PT/PTA; b) the patient has impairments and/or disabilities which can be minimized or eliminated with aquatic physical therapy; and c) the patient has potential for reaching new functional goals/outcomes to improve quality of life and ease burden of care.
