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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Physical Therapy A career I’ve always wanted to pursue was Physical Therapy. I got interested in this career when my brother was paralyzed from the waist down. The doctors said he would never walk again and he would need physical therapy to regain in his muscles. I’ve always took notice in the techniques therapist would use on my brother. I started doing a lot of hands on training with my brother. It gave me great satisfaction to see improvement due to his condition. Being able to help others regain
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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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have for this internship include the following: Learn day to day activities of a physical therapist‚ be exposed to a variety of patients and treatments‚ expand knowledge of‚ clinical techniques and equipment used to diagnose and treat patients‚ improve professional communication skills by asking clinically appropriate questions‚ and gain required hours to apply to physical therapy school. Rehability is the physical therapy clinic I have been working with the passed weeks. Rehability specializes in orthopedic
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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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Scott Balisle Mr. Turner GEP November 5‚ 2014 A physical therapist is something that I’ve always had an interest in‚ since I was in High school. I was first introduced to the career when I was a freshman in high school and ever since then I’ve always thought of that as something I want to do. The vision statement for the Physical therapy profession is “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” A physical therapist has to diagnose and treat individuals of all
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