Physical Therapy

Physical therapy has been used for years to assure the rehabilitation of our physical and mental standards. There are many different types of physical therapy such as: Occupational Therapy, Orthopedic Physical Therapy, and Neurological Physical Therapy. As a whole, physical therapy helps rehabilitate people who have been injured through various means.
Some doctors feel physical therapy is not a legitimate form of medicine, and would not respectively send their patients to a physical therapist. Though most doctors encourage patients to try physical therapy before jumping to the conclusion of surgery, for it is less invasive. Even though doctors recommend physical therapy, it's not always beneficial for every patient’s needs, however it is much
Occupational therapy helps improve the patient’s ability to perform daily activities and work skills of people with a mental, physical, or cognitive disorder. Occupational therapists help people participate in the things they want and need to do through the use of everyday activities thus earning them more independence. Some of the exercises they do would include: washing of hands, cutting with scissors, using dining utensils, drawing and so forth.
Another type of physical therapy is Orthopedic Therapy. Orthopedic Therapy manages and treats disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. The musculoskeletal system injuries include: Arthritis and sports injuries, among other injuries and conditions. Those who have suffered any injury or disease that has affected the bones, tendons, muscles or ligaments of the body may benefit from an consultation by a physical
Through my internship I have been exposed to many different types of injuries requiring different forms of physical therapy. One form that has stuck out as a real interest for me has been the study of lymphedema. This is the uncontrollable swelling of an affected area due to either the lymph nodes being injured, infected or removed. Through physical therapy, the Lymphedema Specialist massages open the lymphatic system and pushed the unfiltered fluids back through the lymphatic system for the body to re filter, then the patient’s affected area is wrapped tightly with a compressional garment. This area interests me because it a relatively new field of study and would be interesting to be involved with something so new and evolving. An added bonus is the therapist and the patient see each other nearly daily, thus a relationship is