Research & Publications

Early recognition of the need for research in aquatic rehabilitation was the impetus for establishing the clinic in 1989.

Director of research and program founder, Jan Prins, Ph.D. is a member of the faculty in the Department of Kinesiology, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, at the University of Hawaii. He is also the founder and Director of the Aquatic Research Laboratory based at the University of Hawaii.

Beginning with a research grant awarded by the U.S. National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation Services in 1985, which was one of the first studies to examine the underwater movement patterns of permanently disabled persons, Prins Aquatherapy has been involved with research related to aquatic exercise for the past 23 years. National and International collaboration with researchers continues.

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Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Prins, Jan H., Nathan Murata: Kinematic analysis of swimmers with permanent physical disabilities.
    International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education. Vol 2, 1-17, 2008
  • Prins, Jan H., Nathan Murata: Stroke mechanics of swimmers with permanent physical disabilities.
    Palaestra. Vol. 24 (1), 19-24, 2008
  • Prins, Jan H., Iris Kimura, Michael Turner, Matthew Weisbach, Lori Lehoullier: The application of kinematic motion analysis in the evaluation of therapeutic exercises used in aquatic rehabilitation.
    Arch. Phys Med Rehabil, Vol 87, November 2006
  • Prins, Jan H. Descriptive and kinematic analysis of selected aquatic skills of swimmers with permanent physical disabilities
    Arch. Phys Med Rehabil, Vol 87, November 2006
  • Prins, Jan H., J. Erickson, Measurement of applied muscular forces as a means of quantifying the resistances of selected apparatus used in aquatic rehabilitation. IX th World Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming. Univ. of St. Etienne, St. Etienne, France, June, 2002.
  • Prins, Jan H., J. Erickson, J. Popovich K. Kemp-Smith, D.A. Lally,. Measurement of applied muscular forces in aquatic rehabilitation. 48th Annual Meeting Of The American College of Sports Medicine”, Baltimore, Md, May, 2001
  • Prins J.H, Cutner D. Aquatic therapy in the rehabilitation of athletic injuries. In Richardson, A B (ed). Clinics in Sp. Medicine. (18) 2:447-462. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia. 1999
  • Prins, Jan H. An analysis of basis swimming techniques with implications for designing rehabilitative and instructional program for the physically disabled. Report to the National Institute for Disability & Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. U.S. Department of Education, Washington D.C. (Grant No. H133C80028-88)