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Integrating Water Competency Into Aquatic Therapy: What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why It Matters: A Thought Leadership

If there were already a tidy, laminated protocol telling pediatric therapists exactly how to integrate water competency into aquatic therapy, you and I wouldn’t be having this conversation. But there isn’t. Not by a long shot. Across the literature, no standardized, consensus-backed guideline exists for embedding water competency skills into medically necessary aquatic therapy for children with disabilities — not for ASD, not for CP, not for Down syndrome, and not for neuromotor delay.

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Reimagining Aquatic Therapy: Embedding Water Safety Without Sacrificing Skill: A Thought Leadership

Every week in America, thousands of children with disabilities miss swimming lessons. Not because they cancel. Not because they’re scared. Not because the class is full. They miss them because… they were never signed up in the first place. What if the therapy they are already attending could provide the answer?

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Common Billing Pitfalls in Aquatic Therapy — and How to Avoid Them

Avoid the top billing errors that trigger aquatic therapy audits and denials. Learn how to stay compliant, document correctly, and keep every CPT 97113 claim watertight.

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Taylor Kozell

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Andrea Salzman

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Fezia Tyebally

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Emily Dunlap

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Brittany Gardner

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