got a job at an outpatient physical therapy clinic and there my true passion began. This inspired me to apply and eventually get accepted into the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Gateway Community College. The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Gateway will help me reach my goal of becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant by developing my character professionally‚ giving me the knowledge to help patients‚ and pass my board to receive my license as a Physical Therapist Assistant. The program
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I first had physical therapy at 27‚ after I slipped on an icy Montreal sidewalk and tore the ligaments in my left ankle. I had it again at 42 and 43‚ after surgery on my right and left knees‚ and most recently I’ve had it on both shoulders. My orthopedist likes to say surgery is half the battle. If so‚ it’s the easy half. The slow and repetitive work of physical therapy often starts the next day‚ and for an injury like a tear in an anterior cruciate ligament‚ it can take up to six months. Before
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patients. I assumed she was a physical therapist because she interacted with patients well and was knowledgeable on the instructions she gave the patients. She introduced herself to me as a student completing her clinical education. She impressed me with her attitude and how she conducted herself; to me‚ she represented a professional student. Because she shared qualities I had and she was a successful student‚ I knew if I implemented her qualities in physical therapy school I too could be a professional
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to become a physical therapist. Six years ago I had a traumatic knee injury that caused me to go to physical therapy‚ and since then I have known exactly where my life should go. Injuries may seem terrible for many people. They are expensive‚ painful‚ and can sometimes put an end to either a passion or a career. For me‚ my injury was all three of those‚ but it was also an eye opener for me. Week after week of going to the orthopedic surgeon and day after day of being at the physical therapist opened
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The biggest struggle for physical therapists in the West is bringing the East into their designating facilities. PRANA Functional Manual Therapy is located in suburban town in Pennsylvania far away from the roots of many alternative practices. So‚ how do they bring the East to the West regardless of their location? One such element is aromatherapy. The first time I walked into PRANA to begin my observational hours‚ I recalled the scent of lavender from the fields with a sweet mix of citrus and berries
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basics of how manual and mechanical lumbar and cervical traction is performed and its long term effects. I believe that by having this level of empathy‚ as a clinician I will be able to better assist my patients and provide them with the ultimate physical and emotional support they
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In 2013‚ the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) adopted a new mission statement that sets the foundation guidelines for all incoming Physical therapists. The APTA’s vision is to “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience". This vision statement can be interpreted differently from person to person‚ but to me‚ this vision statement stress the importance of our ability to move in our daily lives. Without the ability to move‚ we can miss out on new experiences
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Relating to Others Introduction Within this assignment I will explore the ways in which I relate to others. I will identify any barriers or difficulties which could affect my ability to relate to others and therefore have an adverse effect on my role as a helper. Egan (1994) states that to be a fully developed helper‚ a key component is self awareness. He also suggests that there can be a “shadow side” to helping‚ which can adversely affect the outcome of the helping process. Sanders et al
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Physical Therapist vs. Mental Health and Marriage Family Counselor In the next month‚ I will be graduating and starting the decision-making process of what I want to do in college. I have thought about what jobs I have always wanted to do and two jobs have come to mind‚ a physical therapist and mental health counselor. Although they both have rewarding outcomes‚ physical therapist gets paid a lot more and I think that’s why I would choose to become a physical therapist over a mental health counselor
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Physics (from Greek)‚ i.e. "knowledge‚ science of nature"‚ from φύσις‚ physis‚ i.e. "nature"[1][2][3][4][5]) is a part of natural philosophy and a natural science that involves the study of matter[6] and its motion through space and time‚ along with related concepts such as energy and force.[7] More broadly‚ it is the general analysis of nature‚ conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.[8][9][10] Physics is the field of science that studies the physical world. From the large (galaxies
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