RSI Leadership Rehab Rounds: Dr. Andresa Marinho Buzelli

Speaker

Dr. Andresa Marinho Buzelli, PhD
Research Associate, St. John's Rehab Program
Sunnybrook Research Institute

Presentation Title

Aquatic therapy and its multidimensional benefits for persons living with a disability

Speaker Bio

Dr. Andresa Marinho Buzelli (she/her) is currently a Research Associate at St. John’s Rehab Research Program – Sunnybrook Research Institute. Dr. Marinho Buzelli's most recent research project aimed to optimize the uptake of aquatic therapy for post-stroke through a participatory design approach. Dr. Marinho Buzelli led a multidisciplinary team of stroke stakeholders to co-design the Stroke Toolkit for Aquatic Rehabilitation and Recreation Therapy (STARRT), which is an initial education and information guide to facilitate access to aquatic therapy post-stroke. During her post-doctoral research at KITE-UHN, Dr. Marinho Buzelli investigated the knowledge, perceptions and current practice of rehabilitation professionals using aquatic therapy for individuals with a spinal cord injury. In her doctoral thesis at Rehabilitation Sciences Institute – University of Toronto, Dr. Marinho Buzelli studied how the aquatic environment influences postural control of able-bodied individuals and individuals with a spinal cord injury. Dr. Marinho Buzelli's long-term research goal is to continue developing optimal and feasible aquatic therapy approaches and education tools for the rehabilitation of balance, mobility and function of individuals with lived experience of a disability.

Zoom Details

https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/88415010912
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