third and the fourth weren’t that bad. I don’t recall getting sick any other times. I did experience some side effects from radiation. The typical side effects were discoloration‚ and somewhat of a sunburn‚ as to be expected. But aside from the physical effects on the breast tissue itself‚ I was very tired. I had my radiation treatments every morning‚ and once I left radiation‚ I would go straight back to class. But during that time I started to take vitamins so that it would increase my energy. I
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Changes of Physical Therapy Physical therapy‚ according to the Oxford Dictionary (2013) is‚ “The treatment of disease‚ injury‚ or deformity by physical methods such as massage‚ heat treatment‚ and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.” The idea of treating a patient with physical exercise‚ massage‚ and hydrotherapy dates back to 460 BC (Maughan‚ 2013)‚ but physical therapy‚ as an actual profession‚ is quite young. It was not until around 120 years ago that physical therapy was considered a job
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The causes to this is the changes that the government is making with it’s medicare and medicaid. On 2011 house representative Jim Gerlach had the idea to repel outpatient physical therapy‚ occupational therapy‚ and speech pathology. This proposed act has not been decided‚ however they are still waiting for the committee chair to make the decision. Another issue that is being faced it that they are also not allowed to treat patients in which had
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances‚ especially the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs. Chemotherapy and radiation do not always fully cure cancer in the body. It separates cells in the body which affects hair‚ nails‚ skin‚ the digestive system‚ and the blood. This procedure makes you very ill and can cause lifelong damages to various parts of the body‚ including your brain‚ liver‚ hearing‚ and reproductive organs. Homeopathic cures are more effective
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Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is when a patient is given liquid substances directly into a vein. The word intravenous means "within a vein”. Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. IV therapy is commonly referred to as a drip because many of the ways it is administered use a drip chamber‚ which prevents air entering the blood stream and allows an idea of how much is flowing in to your body. Compared with other ways of administration the intravenous route
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therapist is because I know someone who experienced physical therapy. My friend tore her ACL‚ but is improving because of physical therapy. I feel the desire to be able to help someone get back on their feet and do something extraordinary. I started contemplating about physical therapy because I love sports‚ but I would also love to help people who got hurt from sports or in general. I have numerous goals to take me into physical therapy. My beginning goal is a short term goal. This goal is what I
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After researching electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)‚ I have decided that if a close family member or even myself were severely depressed I would not support the use of ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy consists of an electrical shock‚ which is used to produce a seizure. Many people experience seizures due to some other type of illness or illnesses‚ and in these cases there is medicine taken in order to prevent these occurrences. In deciding my opinion on the topic of ECT I asked myself would I want
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radiotherapy‚ internal radiotherapy‚ side effects‚ radiotherapy for symptoms‚ and follow up after treatment. Chemotherapy. Hormone therapy: hormone therapy for cancer is the use of medicines to block the effects of hormones. It does not work for all types of cancer. Doctors use hormone therapy for people with cancers that are hormone sensitive or hormone dependent. Biological therapy: They may‚ stop cancer cells from dividing and growing‚ seek out cancer cells and kill them‚ encourage the immune system to
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All about Laser Hair Removal Laser hair removal is a type of medical procedure that makes the use of laser‚ a pulsating intense light beam to take out unwanted hair. During this process‚ a laser radiation is made to penetrate through your skin to reach out to each of the hair follicles individually. Under the intensity of this extreme heat induced by the laser rays‚ the hair follicles get damaged inhibiting hair growth in future. Although this treatment delays hair growth to a great extent‚ however
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and I seek the position at your hospital. At present‚ I am completing my Post Baccalauereate degree with Medical Dosimetry concentration at Stony Brook University. My education and experience shaped an understanding of the technical aspects in radiation oncology to meticulously derive computerized treatment plans. My oral and written communication skills along with my strong math and anatomy skills will serve me well in the job setting. I have also gained exceptional skills in developing a close
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