Aquatic Exercise Association

Intermediate / 3 Credit Hours

Faculty: Beth Scalone, PT, DPT, OCS, ATRIC

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This quick three-hour course will present the 10 essential exercises for shoulders. Lecture will cover the current research and justification for exercise recommendations for a variety of shoulder diagnoses and protocols. The participant should be familiar with shoulder diagnoses, planes of movement and rehabilitation terms.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• Use clinical reasoning skills to choose the most appropriate of the 10 essential shoulder exercises based on individual clinical findings.
• Progress exercise from simple to complex, matching the fitness and ability levels of a variety of clients.

FACULTY: Beth Scalone, PT, DPT, OCS, ATRIC, is a licensed physical therapist with many years of experience in orthopedic and aquatic therapy. As the owner of North County Water and Sports Therapy Center in San Diego (www.waterpt.com), she continues with hands-on clinical care in addition to her role as educator. Since graduating from the University of Connecticut in 1991, Beth has belonged to the American Physical Therapy Association and has achieved certification as a Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. In January 2006, she graduated from Boston University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Additional certifications include Certified STOTT Pilates™ instructor and Master Instructor for the Burdenko Method.

Beth not only provides continuing education for health care professionals, she is an adjunct faculty in the San Diego Mesa College PTA program, teaching Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Introduction to Pathology courses. She also provides the learning module/instruction on aquatic therapy to the University of St. Augustine San Diego Campus DPT program. She is the recipient of the 2010 ATRI Tsunami Spirit Award and the 2012 ATRI Professional Award.