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.
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 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 is done working with …show more content…
They are teaching families things that they may not have known. physical therapists have such a positive mind set for any and everything. There are many things that go through a physical therapists minds, I had the chance to ask Jessica, our families physical therapist what goes through her mind when she is coming to our house and she said, “There are many things that are running through my mind when I am coming to your guys house, but the thing that is on my mind the most is how much Ryker has improved and how much you guys have been working with him. Your family is a joy to be around.” Then I had the chance to ask her what goes through her mind at work and she said, “My mind at work is all crazy, I am worrying about what family is going to need my help and what families aren’t able to afford a Physical Therapist's help. It makes me want to just show up to random peoples houses and see if they need any help. I wish there was more of me to go around and help …show more content…
They experience the full range of emotions. They respond to positive expressions of friendship and they are hurt and upset by inconsiderate behavior (Myths and Truths 2). There are many things that cause Down Syndrome,like genetics and of course the extra copy of the 21st chromosome so they have 47 instead of 46 chromosomes. When you have Down Syndrome your features are different like your facial features, they tend to have “flatter” faces and their body size is
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 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 is done working with …show more content…
They are teaching families things that they may not have known. physical therapists have such a positive mind set for any and everything. There are many things that go through a physical therapists minds, I had the chance to ask Jessica, our families physical therapist what goes through her mind when she is coming to our house and she said, “There are many things that are running through my mind when I am coming to your guys house, but the thing that is on my mind the most is how much Ryker has improved and how much you guys have been working with him. Your family is a joy to be around.” Then I had the chance to ask her what goes through her mind at work and she said, “My mind at work is all crazy, I am worrying about what family is going to need my help and what families aren’t able to afford a Physical Therapist's help. It makes me want to just show up to random peoples houses and see if they need any help. I wish there was more of me to go around and help …show more content…
They experience the full range of emotions. They respond to positive expressions of friendship and they are hurt and upset by inconsiderate behavior (Myths and Truths 2). There are many things that cause Down Syndrome,like genetics and of course the extra copy of the 21st chromosome so they have 47 instead of 46 chromosomes. When you have Down Syndrome your features are different like your facial features, they tend to have “flatter” faces and their body size is