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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Changes of Physical Therapy Physical therapy‚ according to the Oxford Dictionary (2013) is‚ “The treatment of disease‚ injury‚ or deformity by physical methods such as massage‚ heat treatment‚ and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.” The idea of treating a patient with physical exercise‚ massage‚ and hydrotherapy dates back to 460 BC (Maughan‚ 2013)‚ but physical therapy‚ as an actual profession‚ is quite young. It was not until around 120 years ago that physical therapy was considered a
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Physical Therapy is the topic of treatment for the body. Physical therapy is a type of treatment a person may need when there are injuries to the body‚ or when physical harm has occurred. When it is hard for a person to move around due to diseases to the body they should seek into physical therapy for their body. Physical therapy helps a person to move their body and continue a normal daily routine. Physical therapy helps a person move around and can relieve the pain caused by injuries. Physical
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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
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problem on why physical therapy is not famous in the Philippines. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Over the years‚ the population of physical therapy in the Philippines is not that big unlike in the other countries. For the past years‚ the graduated physical therapists are fewer than in the present day. The common problems encountered by the physical therapy colleges are some of the students do not really know what physical therapy is‚ we physical therapy students and registered physical therapists
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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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Therapeutic Exercise- Physical Therapy The profession of physical therapy intrigues me mainly because physical therapy has had a positive impact on my life and I want to be able to have a positive impact on others. Over the years I have had my fair share of injuries and have been fortunate enough to have a physical therapist work on me. The fact that my physical therapist was able to minimize my pain and expedite my recovery made me extremely appreciative of the profession. Physical therapy is an essential
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The career path I have chosen to pursue is physical therapy. As I was growing up‚ physical therapy was not an option I would have considered but ever since junior year‚ my love for physical therapy has grown and pretty much eliminated all other career options. I had never fully understood what a physical therapist did until I became a patient. In the beginning of my junior year I had torn my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)‚ medial cruciate ligament (MCL)‚ and medial meniscus while playing goalkeeper
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There are many incidents in life that cause people to have a need for physical therapy. Whether it is a sports related injury‚ a car accident‚ or something out of the ordinary the need is there. Doctors recommend PT in most all cases. Physical therapy is an exercise treatment methodology aimed at the treatment and curing of certain physical ailments‚ through exercise and stretching. The primary aim for physical therapy (or physiotherapy)‚ is to get the patient well and back to normal‚ free from pain
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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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