Completed Research Projects
What are the barriers, real or perceived and enablers for people living with a disability wanting to participate in immersion therapy?
Author: Luke Romano Date completed: 2024 This study aimed to identify the barriers and enablers that influence people with disabilities who want to participate in Immersion Therapy (IT). IT is a unique underwater service that uses scuba equipment to help individuals...
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Visual Analogue Scale and the Brief Pain Inventory in monitoring pain status for Immersion Therapy Participants living with Chronic Pain
Author: Ryan Ponte Date completed: 2024 This research evaluated the effectiveness of Immersion Therapy in managing chronic pain by using two pain measurement tools: the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). The study found that Immersion...
Informing Immersion Therapy™ best practice for Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Cerebral Palsy, and Developing a Resource to Guide Prescription.
Author: Brodie White Date completed: 2023 This project aimed to create a resource to guide Accredited Immersion Therapy Specialists in prescribing evidence-based exercises for people with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy. The research...
Development of a Digital Resource to Inform Immersion Therapy™ intervention for back pain, shoulder rotator cuff injury and/or Osteoarthritis of the Knee and/or Hip
Author: Eliza Victoria Lee Date completed: 2023 This project aimed to develop an evidence-based digital resource for Accredited Immersion Therapy Specialists (AITS) to use with clients who have back pain, shoulder rotator cuff injury, or osteoarthritis of the knee...
Acute Effects of Immersion Therapy on Active Range of Motion in Clients with Range of Motion Restrictions: A Case Series Study
Author: Ira Herbold Date completed: 2023 This study explored the immediate effects of a single Immersion Therapy session on the active range of motion (AROM) for people with AROM limitations. Immersion Therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses SCUBA equipment to...
How can the integration of exercise physiology with Immersion Therapy be facilitated to maximise the outcomes for people living with a disability?
Author: Amber Louise Cameron Date completed: 2021 This project used an action-research approach to explore how to best integrate the skills of an Exercise Physiologist (EP) into an existing Immersion Therapy (IT) service for people with disabilities. The research...
It’s an Equaliser: A two-stage evaluation of an Immersion Therapy service for clients with acute or chronic disability, injury or illness
Authors: Alison S. Barrett, Karlee Naumann, Jocelyn Kernot, Gaynor Parfitt, and Kade Davison. Date completed: 2021 This project evaluated an innovative underwater therapy called Immersion Therapy (IT), which uses SCUBA equipment in a pool for people with...
Exploring the Physical and Psychosocial Experience of Immersion Therapy
Author: Karlee Naumann Date completed: 2020 This project, "Exploring the Physical and Psychosocial Experience of Immersion Therapy™ for People Living with a Disability," is based on three studies that aimed to evaluate Immersion Therapy (IT). IT is a SCUBA-based...
