It all started with Dr. Mohamed Zidan's dream to build a world that can gather all the aquatic physiotherapists who are licensed to practice aquatic therapy and to provide them with updated aquatic therapy evidence-based researches. The dream has become now real where EAPTA is becoming the umbrella that has all Egyptians aquatic physiotherapists underneath.
After a lot of thoughts and trial we managed to make this dream come true with five board members hoping to make this association one of the widest aquatic therapy network in the middle east covering all facilities that provide aquatic therapy as a treatment.
Objectives
Establish a certified professional network in Egypt.
Facilitate knowledge sharing about aquatic therapy.
Set standards for practicing aquatic therapy for physiotherapists.
Continuous educational improvement through journals and researches.
Aquatic physical therapy definition:
"A physical therapy program designed using water properties and heated water for treatment of individuals to maximize their function, increase their ROM and strengthen their muscles. The treatment is customized depending on the individual's specific case and carried out by a well-trained aquatic physical therapists. It can be physical, psychological or physiological depending on the individual."