Dr Sophie Heywood, Clare Martinac and Manny Kwok present five discussion points about the physical, mental and social effects of aquatic physiotherapy and the benefits of exercise in this environment.

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) has highlighted key messages from the 5 facts article featured in the December edition of InMotion and produced this infographic.

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About the authors. 

Dr Sophie Heywood APAM MACP is an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist. Sophie works at the Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre, Hydro Functional Fitness and St Vincent’s Hospital. Her current projects include clinical reasoning in aquatic physiotherapy, water exercise and wellbeing, trauma-informed care and promoting technology, engineering and innovation.

Clare Martinac APAM is an experienced physiotherapist who enjoys working with complex neurological clients. Clare works at Hydrotherapy Brisbane and is the chair of the Queensland branch of the APA Aquatic national group. She is passionate about educating clients and other physiotherapists about evidence-based aquatic physiotherapy.

Manny Kwok is a PhD candidate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University whose research examines the impact of aquatic HIIT on cardiometabolic outcomes in older women. Manny recently completed the APA Aquatic Physiotherapy Level 3 course, extending her interest in aquatic exercise for people of all ages.

This infographic is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative supported by FlexEze – partner of the PRF.