I have been passionate about working in the medical field since I was little and found my passion in physical therapy while in high school where I was injured multiple times playing for the varsity soccer team. I was unsure of which direction of PT I wanted to follow‚ until my recovery from a medical condition led me to find an interest in Neuro and my passion for children grew. My love of PT continued to grow and led me to conduct research abroad‚ while my passion for service steered me to volunteer
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like without repercussion. Rather‚ I was once an obese teenager on the verge of developing metabolic conditions. This lead too many frustrating experiences that stemmed from my inability to perform gross motor tasks. Like many Americans who need Physical Therapy this life style led to a life event where I injured myself. I had a choice: I could complete the recovery procedures while continuing to live the way that caused the injury‚ or I could get serious about my health and change my reality. Fortunately
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lifestyle. I found that I could apply all that I have mastered from a Kinesiology degree by pursuing a career in physical therapy. Carl‚ an elderly man that I worked with while volunteering at Fireside Convalescent Home helped me come to my decision. Carl had been in a wheel chair for 15 years and had been seeing a physical therapist for the past 12. When I first began observing Carl’s physical therapist‚ I realized that he was happiest while working with them through treatment. I could see that doing
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Physical therapists have used “hydrotherapy” as a passive therapeutic intervention for many years‚ with equipment such as whirlpools.9 “Aquatic Physical Therapy” refers to active interventions performed in the water. The aquatic environment is used to provide weight relief to the body‚ antigravity positioning‚ and increased resistance as therapeutic tools. Aquatic PT also provides multiple sensory stimuli through buoyancy‚ relative density‚ water temperature‚ viscosity‚ resistance‚ and vestibular
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field‚ my goal is to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)‚ who can oversee patients and other therapists. To acquire a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree‚ I would be in school for about six years. Referring to my preferred field of study‚ physical therapy combines both classroom and clinical experience. While I will receive all the necessary preliminary knowledge in the classroom‚ I can then apply it during my internship when I shadow a fellow physical therapist. It is there where I learn how
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Scott Balisle Mr. Turner GEP November 5‚ 2014 A physical therapist is something that I’ve always had an interest in‚ since I was in High school. I was first introduced to the career when I was a freshman in high school and ever since then I’ve always thought of that as something I want to do. The vision statement for the Physical therapy profession is “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” A physical therapist has to diagnose and treat individuals of all
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I had the pleasure of shadowing a physical therapist in a home health setting treating children under the age of three. At first what initially looked like playing with the kids turned out to be much harder when I tried emulating what the therapist did. Throughout my senior year and even
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some muscle on my left hip‚ which remained very painful for quite some time after he was born. I returned to dance class when Aaron was about four months old and noticed how painful my hip felt whenever I stood in 5th position. I finally saw a physical therapist about it and she thought the pain was probably due to scar tissue‚ which had formed in that spot. After several weeks of exercises that did not appear to be making much difference‚ she decided to try electromagnetic stimulation on the
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Since I was young I have always wanted to go into the field of physical therapy‚ so that I may be able to help someone else. Helping other people has always been a passion of mine . Physical therapy is what I love and want to do‚it is how I seek to better help the community and the world.With that In mind not everything has gone to how I would of planned. At the other out of state institution I attended. I was faced with exceptional finances hardships‚ as the school tuition was $45‚000. When I spoke
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from Dr. Gary Hamm stating not to participate in any physical activity from 1/16/16 to 4/1/16. I also went to Fresno Imaging to have an MRI scan on my lower back and they found straightening of the spine‚ which is causing my pain. After being cleared by doctor Hamm I looked into starting physical therapy to strengthen my back‚ neck‚ and knee ligaments so I could return to duty fully healthy. I’m currently still awaiting a referral for physical therapy‚
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