Becoming a Physical Therapist Physical therapists help people of all ages to recover from various things on a daily basis. Although they may always have a lot of paperwork to do‚ and can sometimes work long hours‚ they are paid fairly well and they receive the satisfaction of helping people which makes this an honorable and rewarding job. Someone that likes to help others would most likely enter this profession. Physical therapists provide services to people that have injuries‚ disabilities‚
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Physical Theatre History: * Physical theatre is a catch-all term to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primary physical means * The term “physical theatre” has been applied to performances consisting mainly of: 1. Mime 2. Contemporary dance 3. Theatrical clowning and other physical comedy 4. Some forms of puppetry 5. Theatrical acrobatics * Modern physical theatre has grown from a variety of origins. Mime and theatrical clowning schools
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Physical Therapist Physical therapists provide the service of the helping of restoring muscular or nerve damage upon a living organism. They improve the functions of mobility‚ help relieve pain‚ and prevent permanent physical damage of patients with injuries or disease. Fitness and health are key to helping patients get through physical therapy. Patient problems vary from physical disabilities such as car accidents to nerve damage like arthritis. Physical therapists‚ or
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Physical education In most educational systems‚ physical education (PE)‚ (also called physical training (PT) or gym)‚ is a course which utilizes a play or movement exploration setting for the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group‚ the application of these skills‚ and their results. It also can refer to any intramural or extracurricular sportor physical activity students take part of through their school system. It should be noted that unlike other curricula‚ a
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Equity and Access to exercise‚ sport and physical activity in Australian society By Ella Hargreaves 12 1.0 Figueroa’s Framework An Individual’s access to exercise‚ sport and physical activity in Australian society can be influenced in the ways demonstrated by theories like Figueroa’s Framework. Equity and Equality are two major components that can also affect an individual and their amount of participation in physical activity. Figueroa’s Framework is constructed along five different
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Physical Fitness The general definition of physical fitness is “a set of attributes that people have or achieve relating to their ability to perform physical activity” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS]‚ 1996). The two types of physical fitness most identified are health-related physical fitness and skill-related physical fitness. Health-related physical fitness relates to functional health. It is believed that all students can improve their health status through daily physical
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boundaries to the expectations of a physical therapist; physical therapy is an art‚ where the hands become the very medication that cures the sick. Many people think that the job of a physical therapist is merely to aid people who suffer from any form of physical pain that impedes their ability to function in their daily lives. It is true that from minor injuries‚ such as waking up on the wrong side of the bed‚ to the recovery process of a broken limb‚ it is the job of a physical therapist to hasten the rehabilitation
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Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for many different reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system‚ honing athletic skills‚ weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system‚ and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease‚ cardiovascular disease‚ Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2] It also improves mental
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Physical examination Definition A physical examination is the evaluation of a body to determine its state of health. The techniques of inspection include palpation (feeling with the hands and/or fingers)‚ percussion (tapping with the fingers)‚ auscultation (listening)‚ and smell. A complete health assessment also includes gathering information about a person’s medical history and lifestyle‚ conducting laboratory tests‚ and screening for disease. These elements constitute the data on which a diagnosis
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The Physical and Psychological Benefits of Horticulture Therapy with the Aged Horticultural therapy (HT)‚ as defined by the American Horticultural Therapy Association‚ is “a process utilizing plants and horticultural activities to improve social‚ educational‚ psychological and physical adjustment of persons thus improving their body‚ mind‚ and spirit”. Although “Horticultural therapy” was introduced by Rhea McCandliss in 1967‚ using plants to ease discomfort can be traced back to Egyptians. Nowadays
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