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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musculoskeletal injury lasting longer than three months. Physical therapy is emerging as one of the greatest forms of treatment in the medical world‚ treating more people than ever before with advances in technology and more knowledge improving patient outcome; however patients experiences are worsening with new healthcare‚ more outpatient exercise rather than inpatient therapy‚ and lack of available treatment in rural areas. Physical therapy‚ also known as PT‚ is beneficial for patients in more ways
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Physical therapy is becoming one more scientific work of art impacting our future. As science is revolutionizing and humans are figuring more and more about the body’s mechanisms there has been a sharp increase in injury rehabilitation using physical therapy. Physical therapy is a form of healing performed using alternatives other than medication or surgery. Rehabilitation using physical therapy is most likely the best option one can choose when it comes to healing. It is a full on process that takes
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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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Besides improving inpatient functioning‚ preoperative physical therapy has the potential to decrease post-acute care utilization and the total episode-of-care cost for patients who undergo total joint replacement surgery (57). Snow et al. found in their cohort study that the use of preoperative physical therapy was associated with a 29% decrease in the use of any post-acute care services. This association was sustained after adjusting for comorbidities‚ demographic characteristics‚ and procedural
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the intervention phase with JY‚ he was able to perform bed mobility and sit at the edge of the bed (EOB) with minimal assistance. JY’s goal for therapy was to return home and cook for his family. After the initial evaluation‚ I designed the plan of care so JY would qualify for inpatient rehabilitation. Additionally‚ I recommended outpatient physical therapy once JY achieved stated goals or was discharged from inpatient rehabilitation. JY’s medical team worked to stabilize his medical status; improve
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Physical Therapist 1. What occupation catches your eye? Physical therapy is so fascinating working with different parts of the body and the way they function. They have so many responsibilities‚ satisfactions‚ financial rewards‚ and job openings in this occupation. Becoming a physical therapist caught my eye right away. I love helping people and I am super interested in helping people overcome certain injuries. In 7th grade‚ I developed severe hip tendinitis during track season. Physical therapy
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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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Vision Statement: The Giblin Physical Therapy Clinic will provide injury prevention‚ maintenance‚ and rehabilitation services for two days a week (plus home events) along with a temporary athletic training room for the student-athletes of Charmanville High School. Giblin Physical Therapy is determined to provide the best care possible to Charmanville High School. Mission Statement: The Giblin Physical Therapy Clinic will provide athletic training services for the Charmanville Community
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Throughout my time spent here at KU‚ I plan to obtain a B.S. degree in Exercise Science‚ and then go on and apply to the Physical Therapy program. In order to get accepted into the program‚ I must have a 3.0 GPA average or higher‚ and typically all accepted students have higher GPA’s than that. This being so‚ I will have to make sure to always stay on top of my homework and prepare properly for every test and exam. This program is very competitive‚ so it will most likely be a struggle for me to get
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