Education Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Aquatic Fitness Professional, Group Fitness, Personal Trainer, Therapy, Coach

Course Description

This course shows how vertical aquatic exercise can be used in post-rehabilitation for back pain by aquatic rehabilitation practitioners, aquatic personal trainers and aqua fitness leaders providing individual or group exercise for this population.
Videos and pictures give you a clear understanding of the exercises and progressions shown in the course. If you want to get exceptional results with your back pain clients, this course is a must.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you will:

• Understand common causes of back pain and back injury issues.
• Know common steps to reduce back pain and the phases of recovery and care for a back pain client.
• Learn the recommendations for back pain recovery and how aquatic exercise can play a role in this process.
• Understand core training strategies for a back pain client.
• Learn how to teach abdominal bracing and core stabilization in the aquatic environment.
• Understand power posture progressions in the pool.
• Identify equipment that can be used for training the core and back in the aquatic environment.
• Learn and practice aquatic core exercises including prone aquatic plank, gait training techniques, anchored stabilization work, powerful stillness, partner work, and cardio and core concepts.

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