Table of Contents

Chap 1. Choosing Aquatic Intervention: Describe why aquatic therapy may
be the treatment of choice pre or post-operatively for the Total Hip or
Knee patient  if (a) the patient has a weight-bearing restriction; (b) the
patient is unable to support his weight; (c) the patient is in pain, (d) if
the therapist cannot adequately access the patient’s body on land, (e)
the patient has LE swelling.
 

Chap 2. Precautions and Contraindications: Recite aquatic precautions and
contraindications specific to the TJR population.

 
Chap 3. Locating Payer Determinations: Locate what payers (including Medi-
care) have to say about aquatic therapy for the total joint replacement
patient.
 

Chap 4. Prevent and Overcome Denials. Understand the informational needs
of the payer and be able to proactively prevent them — or retroactively
have them reversed.

Chap 5. Making the Case for Aquatic Therapy. Make a “case” for providing
aquatic therapy services for patients with total hip or total knee replace-
ments.
 
Chap 6. Mock Treatment Plan
 
Chap 7. Pool Lab: Descriptions of Aquatic Therapeutic Movements, Tasks &
Exercises
 
Appendices

A:  Aquatic Therapy: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Re-
habilitation Applications
 
B: HydroWorx Protocols for Total Hip & Total Knee Replace-
ments
 
C: Excerpts of Published Aquatic Programs for Treatment of
Hip or Knee
 
D: Other Articles of Interest
 
E: Free Online Resources Related to THR and TKR Popula-
tions
 
F:  Bibliographies