 Aquatic therapy is performed by diverse professionals with specific training and certification requirements.An aquatic therapy specialization is an add-on certification for healthcare providers, mainly including physical therapists and athletic trainers.For medical purposes, aquatic therapy, as defined by the American Medical Association (AMA), can be performed by various legally-regulated healthcare professionals who have scopes of practice that permit them to offer such services and who are permitted to use AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes.