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Marcel Hulselmans

Marcel Hulselmans BSc

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

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He completed his professional training as a physiotherapist with a BSc.degree in 1982, at the STAFTO institute in Enschede, the Netherlands. Since his professional interest focused on neurological rehabilitation, he soon discovered the huge potential of aquatic movement therapy for these patients.

Taking lessons from James McMillan as early as 1987 and later from Johan Lambeck, he developed his skills in aquatic therapy, culminating in becoming the first IATF senior lecturer for water specific therapy (WST) in Germany, in 2009. Since 1992 he is employed as a physiotherapist in a specialized clinic for spine trauma the Schwerpunktklinikum Werner Wicker, Bad Wildungen-Reinhardshausen , Germany , and works with spinal cord and brain trauma patients in the pool .

Being active as a teacher for WST at various clinics and institutions in Germany, he is dedicated to enhance the use of water specific therapy as an important tool in the rehabilitation of severely impaired patients.
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