Physical Therapy/ Down Syndrome
Physical Therapy has been playing a role in most people 's life for as long as they can remember. From teaching children how to walk, to teaching the elderly too. Physical therapy has helped people in many ways, from injured people who need to relearn everything to helping children who have Down Syndrome learn everything. Physical therapy is a major part of a lot of people’s life and you may not even know it.
There are many types of therapy, Speech therapy, Physical therapy, Mental therapy, Occupational therapy, Massage therapy, Psychological therapy, and NHS therapy, which is for stress, depression and anxiety. I chose physical therapy and one of the biggest reasons that I want to go into Physical therapy is because I have a little brother, Ryker, who has Down Syndrome he was diagnosed with it when he was about 2 weeks old and a physical therapist comes to our house every other day and works with him. She teaches him all the basic things in life like sitting up, crawling, standing, and walking. After she has worked with him she always tells us about what he needs to work on and the progress he has made. Children with Down Syndrome tend to be 6 months behind children who do not, that 's why he needs a Physical therapist. She is always talking about how much fun she has working with him, not just him, but every other kid that she is helping. She is another reason I want to go into physical therapy. Per Henrik Ling, “Father of Swedish Gymnastics.” The man who founded Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) In 1813. Massage, Manipulation, and exercise, also know as a Physiotherapist. Physical Therapy (History 1). Physical Therapy was not official until 1887, when the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare gave official registration. 1849, is when 4 nurses in Great Britain made a Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, then came in a University of Otago, New Zealand, 1913, United States came in 1914, Reed College in Portland, Oregon. The first school ever to have physical therapy classes was at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D.C. following World War I. Men that were hurt in the war had to go through physical therapy to learn everything all over again, depending on how badly they were injured. During WWI women were recruited to work with and restore physical function to injured soldiers (History 3). Modern physiotherapy was established towards the 19th century in Britain, soon followed by American orthopedic surgeons treating children with disabilities and began employing women in physical education (History 3). In 1921 the United States formed the first professional association called the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. Which then “gave birth to” what is now known as American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and currently have 76,000 members throughout the United States (History 6). That is when Physical Therapy comes in, physical therapist’s are very important and teach you the basics that you need to know in life. Not everyone needs a physical therapist, but the ones who do are very thankful for everything that they do for them, they are changing their lives. A physical therapist doesn’t always see it, but they are changing people’s life more than they know it, they are teaching kids things that someone else might have not been able to teach …show more content…
This measurement is taken together with the mother’s age and the baby’s gestational age to see if the baby has Down Syndrome, The Triple Screen or Quadruple screen these tests measure the quantities of normal substances in the mother’s blood, and triple screen tests for 3 markers. These tests are typically offered between 15 and 18 weeks of pregnancy, other one is Integrated screen which this uses the results of the first-trimester screening tests and blood tests with the second trimester quadruple screen to come up with the most accurate screening results, A Genetic Ultrasound is a detailed ultrasound is often performed at 18-20 weeks in conjunction with the blood tests, and it checks the fetus for some of the physical traits, and Cell free DNA which tests the fetus DNA found in the mother’s blood (Down Syndrome
Physical Therapy has been playing a role in most people 's life for as long as they can remember. From teaching children how to walk, to teaching the elderly too. Physical therapy has helped people in many ways, from injured people who need to relearn everything to helping children who have Down Syndrome learn everything. Physical therapy is a major part of a lot of people’s life and you may not even know it.
There are many types of therapy, Speech therapy, Physical therapy, Mental therapy, Occupational therapy, Massage therapy, Psychological therapy, and NHS therapy, which is for stress, depression and anxiety. I chose physical therapy and one of the biggest reasons that I want to go into Physical therapy is because I have a little brother, Ryker, who has Down Syndrome he was diagnosed with it when he was about 2 weeks old and a physical therapist comes to our house every other day and works with him. She teaches him all the basic things in life like sitting up, crawling, standing, and walking. After she has worked with him she always tells us about what he needs to work on and the progress he has made. Children with Down Syndrome tend to be 6 months behind children who do not, that 's why he needs a Physical therapist. She is always talking about how much fun she has working with him, not just him, but every other kid that she is helping. She is another reason I want to go into physical therapy. Per Henrik Ling, “Father of Swedish Gymnastics.” The man who founded Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) In 1813. Massage, Manipulation, and exercise, also know as a Physiotherapist. Physical Therapy (History 1). Physical Therapy was not official until 1887, when the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare gave official registration. 1849, is when 4 nurses in Great Britain made a Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, then came in a University of Otago, New Zealand, 1913, United States came in 1914, Reed College in Portland, Oregon. The first school ever to have physical therapy classes was at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D.C. following World War I. Men that were hurt in the war had to go through physical therapy to learn everything all over again, depending on how badly they were injured. During WWI women were recruited to work with and restore physical function to injured soldiers (History 3). Modern physiotherapy was established towards the 19th century in Britain, soon followed by American orthopedic surgeons treating children with disabilities and began employing women in physical education (History 3). In 1921 the United States formed the first professional association called the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. Which then “gave birth to” what is now known as American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and currently have 76,000 members throughout the United States (History 6). That is when Physical Therapy comes in, physical therapist’s are very important and teach you the basics that you need to know in life. Not everyone needs a physical therapist, but the ones who do are very thankful for everything that they do for them, they are changing their lives. A physical therapist doesn’t always see it, but they are changing people’s life more than they know it, they are teaching kids things that someone else might have not been able to teach …show more content…
This measurement is taken together with the mother’s age and the baby’s gestational age to see if the baby has Down Syndrome, The Triple Screen or Quadruple screen these tests measure the quantities of normal substances in the mother’s blood, and triple screen tests for 3 markers. These tests are typically offered between 15 and 18 weeks of pregnancy, other one is Integrated screen which this uses the results of the first-trimester screening tests and blood tests with the second trimester quadruple screen to come up with the most accurate screening results, A Genetic Ultrasound is a detailed ultrasound is often performed at 18-20 weeks in conjunction with the blood tests, and it checks the fetus for some of the physical traits, and Cell free DNA which tests the fetus DNA found in the mother’s blood (Down Syndrome