Physical Therapy Physical therapists held about 198‚600 jobs in 2010. Physical therapists‚ sometimes referred to as PTs‚ help people who have injuries or illnesses improve their movement and manage their pain. Physical therapists work as part of a healthcare team‚ overseeing the work of physical therapist assistants and aides and consulting with physicians and surgeons and other specialists. Physical therapists also work at preventing loss of mobility by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented
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Occupational Therapy is a profession where a therapist’s primary aim is to assist individuals to achieve everyday life skills. Often times‚ many individuals who need therapy have had circumstantial situations in their lives. This prevents them from participating in daily activities. An Occupational Therapist should be able to help an individual adapt to their specific environment and help create a foundation to improve their quality of life. A task can range from self-care skills such as showing
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Gestalt Therapy PSYU-501 February 13‚ 2012 Gestalt Therapy Gestalt therapy was founded by Frederick (Fritz) and Laura Perls in the 1940s. It instructs the client on the phenomenological method which is the theory that says behavior is determined by the way the person perceives reality rather than by objective external reality. This therapy method is an influential preference compared to the two chief therapeutic methods‚ psychoanalysis and behavioral therapy. This therapy combines the
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Evolutionary Psychology: Therapudeic therapy In our society there are several forms of behavioral and social development concerns. To help people cope with these psychological concerns there are a wide range of therapies‚ techniques and approaches‚ such as psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a systematic interaction between a therapist and someone who is suffering from mental or emotional issues‚ with the goal of providing support or relief to overcome their psychological
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Music Therapy Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as: overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement‚ increasing people’s motivation to become engaged in their treatment‚ providing emotional support for clients and their families
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The theory maintains that the sungka game Filipinos know today may have been brought by Indonesians when they migrated to the Philippines. [edit] The Sungkahan The Sungkáhan is a hollowed-surfaced board that has regular intervals with sixteen circular holes‚ with one large hole at the end of each side - called mother or "ulo" (head). It is shaped like a boat with an artfully rounded ends. The large holes are five inches wide.The fourteen small holes are called bahay (houses) with a capacity of
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After researching electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)‚ I have decided that if a close family member or even myself were severely depressed I would not support the use of ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy consists of an electrical shock‚ which is used to produce a seizure. Many people experience seizures due to some other type of illness or illnesses‚ and in these cases there is medicine taken in order to prevent these occurrences. In deciding my opinion on the topic of ECT I asked myself would I want
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Physical Therapy is a career that focuses on the rehabilitation of others to gain back strength to a certain area. The ways that it can be used in order to help stroke patients. A major condition that physical therapist deal with are strokes‚ which therapist have recently learned about. In order to treat a stroke one must learn the causes‚ what a stroke is‚ how to prevent it‚ and how to treat it in order to help patients. Physical Therapists undergo an average of three years to get a Doctor of Physical
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Cited: Wood‚ D. (n.d.). Gene Therapy and Cancer. Retrieved 10 24‚ 2012‚ from Health facts and information: http://www.beliefnet.com Human Genome Project information. (2011‚ 8 24). Retrieved 10 24‚ 2012‚ from Gene Therapy: http:www.ornl.gov National Cancer Institue. (2010‚ 4 27). Retrieved 10 24‚ 2012‚ from clinical trails: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopic/factseet/information/clinical-trails
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Laughter Therapy - An Effective Treatment Today when nothing is free‚ laughter is perhaps the only medicine that comes for free but does miracles for us. Laughter is the best medicine! About 20-25 minutes of laughter every day can make you feel fresh‚ energetic and young for the whole day... Do you always feel stressed? Are you a heart patient? Is your blood pressure high? Do you want to improve your immune system? Do you feel depressed and are undergoing psychosomatic disorder? Do you want to
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