and from chiropractors to physical therapists and all in between. Having been diagnosed with scoliosis and degenerative disk disease since 2006‚ I have personal experience with most all of these treatments. Anyone suffering from grave pain of the spine needs to understand the difference between physical and chiropractic therapy before deciding which one to select as the correct therapy to relieve his or her pain. Although chiropractic work therapy and physical therapy both seem to be effective in
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Ethics in Physical Therapy One of the most rapidly growing occupations in the United States today is Physical Therapy. The United States Department of Labor has projected 23‚000 unfilled physical therapist positions in the year 2000 and a lack of qualified physical therapists to fill them (www.apta.org). While Physical Therapy grows rapidly‚ questions of ethics in this field have also grown in large quantities. Physical therapy is the treatment of disease through physical means‚ including
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later Galenus are believed to be the first practitioners of physical therapy‚ advocating massage‚ manual therapy and hydrotherapy techniques in treating there patients back in 460 B.C. In the eighteenth century machines like gymnasticon were developed to treat gout and other diseases by way of systemic exercise of the joints‚ similar to later occurrences of physical therapy practices. The earliest documented origins of actual physical therapy as a professional group dates back to Per Henrik Ling‚ "Father
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physicians and families can only do so much but physical therapy can help recoup the life many of us take for granted. It often isn’t until we lose something that we as humans realize what we had such as the value of our body’s ability to take us through each day. A physical therapist is the person who stays with a patient for the duration of the rehabilitation process. A physical therapist leads the patient through the process of regaining physical strength and helps the patient regain control of
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The reason I chose physical therapy is because throughout my entire life I have always been in sports. Sports have been a big part of my life for a long time and there’s no way I could ever be away from that lifestyle. I wanted to pick a career that I know I will enjoy and where I’ll still be around the athletic lifestyle that I love. As a physical therapist I’ll be able to focus on helping athletes get back to what they love to do
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APTA Presidential Address‚ Mr. Massey made the point that direct access was not a new issue in physical therapy (Massey‚ 2002). In fact‚ by 2002 “the battle” for direct access had already been going on for two decades (Massey‚ 2002). It was a battle that was fought state by state. Three decades later‚ the US Virgin Islands‚ the District of Columbia‚ and all 50 states allow direct access of physical therapy services as of January 1‚ 2015 (Direct Access at the State Level‚ 2015). Direct access removed
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My goal is to become either a physical therapist or an athletic trainer and help out many athletes who struggle to get back to their normal body. I had two injuries during two consecutive high school golf seasons: a muscle strain in the back and a collarbone fracture. After a week of physical therapy after my surgery on my right collarbone‚ I started to be able to carry my backpack with one shoulder and write with my right hand. Two month after physical therapy‚ I was able to hit my driver. Then
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What is a Physical Therapist? If someone has been wounded in war‚ got injured while playing a sport‚ has been in a bad car accident‚ or has had a stroke‚ etc.; it is likely that they have some physical ability that no longer functions the way it should. Additionally‚ some people are born with or develop diseases that reduce the function of certain parts of their bodies. The career of physical therapy was developed to help people in these circumstances. Physical therapists aid in reducing a patient’s
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While physical therapists work to provide excellent medical service and produce effective results‚ there are underlying issues the physical therapy community face and challenges physical therapists must overcome each day. Beneath the exercises and therapy sessions lies an enormity of obstacles such as emotional stress‚ physical demands‚ and long work hours. If not handled properly‚ these difficulties can cause complications before‚ during‚ and after each therapy session. In addition‚ a controversy
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like without repercussion. Rather‚ I was once an obese teenager on the verge of developing metabolic conditions. This lead too many frustrating experiences that stemmed from my inability to perform gross motor tasks. Like many Americans who need Physical Therapy this life style led to a life event where I injured myself. I had a choice: I could complete the recovery procedures while continuing to live the way that caused the injury‚ or I could get serious about my health and change my reality. Fortunately
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