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    Island University’s Center for Physical Rehabilitation. The clinic is part of Long Island University Brooklyn‚ under the Physical Therapy division. The clinic is located on 1 University Plaza. This is a state-of-the-art facility that provides physical therapy services to the Long Island University community. Long Island University’s Center for Physical Rehabilitation offers many different services for their patients. The services that they offer are physical therapy oriented. One of the services

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    Being a student in any graduate program is a hard task but to maintain and develop professionalism in a Physical Therapy program takes on a life of its own. Physical therapy is a field that is growing at an accelerated speed due to the major need for them in the world. However‚ it is not something that can be taken lightly. As first lady Michelle Obama stated in her Democratic National Convention speech‚ “When they go low‚ we go high.” (Benen‚ 2016) That is the idea of professionalism to be able

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    and Balance Physical Therapy. When potential patients read our name‚ we want them to feel relieved that their injuries will soon be healed and their bodies restored. Our names signifies how physical therapy will relieve pain while enhancing the healing process and restore ones body’s strength and balance to their preinjury performance. Mission Statement and Rationale Together‚ we will restore your body to its preinjury performance. Restoring Strength and Balance Physical Therapy defines the

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    called Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy is defined as being physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty that remediates impairments and promotes mobility‚ function‚ and quality of life through examination‚ diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and physical intervention. Physical Therapy has multiple effects on the body that help and hinder people. Physical therapy is a branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities

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    The physical therapy is a growing and competitive profession. One can start their journey by researching physical therapy graduate programs. Each physical therapy school will have nearly the same requirements for students who are striving to be accepted into the program. Typically‚ to Physical therapy graduate programs usually requires baccalaureate degrees and many programs require individuals to take

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    Obtaining a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from University of the Sciences will best enhance my future career because the university offers beneficial opportunities beyond graduation‚ rewarding learning experiences‚ and ways to improve life choices. I plan to attend a university that will not only enhance my future career‚ but also excel in the education it provides to its students. The school will give me a chance to earn useful skills and knowledge that I will need for my future‚ whether in

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    The future of physical therapy is not just rehabilitation‚ but education. There is a serious lack of education in health and fitness throughout the population. As an aspiring physical therapist‚ I hope to incorporate aspects of health‚ fitness‚ and nutrition into my practice. Physical therapists need to rehabilitate‚ but also prevent and educate for the future. In my experience‚ many patients are back again and again after their first time in therapy because they do not know how to continue at home

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    Physical therapists have other ways they improve the patient’s physical ability during these sessions. One common exercise patients do during physical therapy is treadmill exercise. If this therapy is consistently done the patients speed‚ strength and other mobile activities are improved. Further studies done by Movement Disorder stated‚ “Rhythmicity and endurance training‚ such as treadmill exercise (with and without body weight support and cueing) and pedaling (Ellis et al. 2005; Cakit et al. 2007;

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    The advent of direct access will open up new avenues for physical therapy and working in an outpatient pediatric facility can be fertile ground for direct access. Studies have shown that direct access has improved patient outcomes. Based on the journal written by Ojha‚ Snyder & Davenport‚ (2014)‚ “There is evidence across level 3 and 4 studies (grade B to C CEBM level of recommendation) that physical therapy by direct access compared with referred episodes of care is associated with improved patient

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    There are numerous contemporary issues that impact physical therapy care‚ and vary by state or region. Many issues in the delivery of care have come and gone‚ or are difficult to determine because physical therapy is going through a regeneration of sorts. Proving to be a rather acquiescent profession‚ physical therapy is undoubtedly transforming‚ with new techniques at the forefront of legislation and research‚ the progression to specialized clinicians‚ and business models adjusting to economical

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