Diagnostic Aquatics Systems Integration ― Specialized Interventions

Diagnostic Aquatics Systems Integration: Specialized Interventions focuses on seven speci?c clinical diagnoses and includes evidence-based connections to strengthen the clinical value of the specialized interventions addressed.The Seven Protocols contained in DASI Specialized Interventions ‧ The Aquatic Pain Inhibition Protocol (APIP) ‧ The Aquatic Sacroiliac Dysfunction Protocol (ASID), in collaboration with Flavia E. Bayron ‧ The Adapted Pediatric Wassertanzen Protocol, in collaboration with Judith Alvarado Bradley ‧ The Aquatic Spasticity Inhibition Protocol (ASIP) ‧ Biomechanical and Clinical Applications of Ai Chi, in collaboration with Ruth Sova ‧ The Therapeutic Aquassage Protocol, in collaboration with Flavia E. Bayron ‧ The Aquatic Lumbopelvic Stabilization (ALSP) Protocol Diagnostic Aquatics Systems Integration The Diagnostic Aquatics Systems Integration (DASI) Theory encompasses the diagnostic and therapeutic foundations for aquatic rehabilitation of orthopedic, neurological, pediatric, geriatric, and cardiopulmonary pathologies. The DASI theory helped create a diagnostic evaluation instrument that enables the aquatic therapist to formulate a functional diagnosis so that objectives can be established and a comprehensive aquatic rehabilitation plan of care can be designed and implemented. DASI also provides a basis for the biomechanical, physiological, and neurophysiological principles that underlie the science of aquatic movement. It is a systematic problem-solving approach that allows the trained aquatic therapist to make educated decisions and modi?cations to the techniques, activities, and interventions that are indicated for speci?c clinical problems.

Since 1993 Dr. Luis Vargas has been clinically devoted to aquatic physical therapy. He pursued advanced training certi?cation in specialized interventions and protocols. Dr. Vargas also formulated and developed the Diagnostic Aquatics Systems Integration Theory which served as a basis for the design of his Pre-Aquatic and Post-Aquatic Functional and Systems-Oriented Assessment as well as the aquatic therapy interventions.