This session will consider the benefits of hydrotherapy following catastrophic child injury, including when it may be regarded as reasonable within a claim. Tracy will explore the arguments for and against home pools, along with pool specifications, access, safety and the practical considerations needed to support clear, evidence-based recommendations.

Tracy Fields is a highly accomplished specialist physiotherapist, experienced expert witness and Clinical Director of Forge Specialist Rehabilitation Limited in Sheffield. With more than 30 years’ clinical experience, she is widely recognised for her work with complex trauma, limb reconstruction, neuromuscular conditions including cerebral palsy, and chronic pain in both adults and children.