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Physical therapy allows people who are weak and hurt a chance to get back to being as well as they were before. Physical therapy is a fairly easy career to get started. It has many opportunities and benefits. Physical therapy helps restore the human body back to normal function for people that have been injured, born with defects, or various other reasons. Like many other careers in the world, physical therapists have to meet certain education requirements. Physical therapy offers many different…

My field of study, physical therapy, betters humanity in many ways. The field of physical therapy is known for returning patients to their maximum level of physical function. In most cases, patients do physical therapy in place of surgery. The physical therapist assistant (PTA) administers the provision of components of the physical therapy treatment. Depending on the needs of the patient, components of a patient’s interventions may be directed to the PTA, instead of the physical therapist.…

future Physical Therapist. Therefore, the purpose of this final paper is to address the following topics to demonstrate this knowledge. First, the application of the BORE model of motivation to Vision 2020 statement written by the American Physical Therapy Association. Followed by an interpretation of research regarding interprofessional education, the application of the cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy to a clinical scenario.…

the Insurance Article (“INS”). Similar to the DCPIF, the JIA is also an unincorporated association. INS § 25-403(a)(2). Contrary to the DCPIF, however, the JIA does not empower any executive official to promulgate regulations governing the JIA. Rather, the statute requires the Governing Committee to adopt a Program of Operation that includes, amongst other things, provisions for the “management of the Association.”…

Have you ever wondered what career you might want when you grow up? 1. I have, and for me it has always been physical therapy. Other career ideas have come and gone, but physical therapy tends to always be the one I come back to. Both of my parents are physical therapists, which has intrigued me. Getting to be around people with this career has let me see some of the amazing things about it, and some of the not-so-amazing things. When choosing a career in physical therapy, it is important for me…

Did you know that Yale was the best school to go to for lawyer? Most people do but if you didn't know now you do. I learned about that when I was researching for my paper I also learned about what i have to do to become a lawyer what i found was that the first thing you have to do is graduate from high school then practice for and take college admissions test (SAT/ACT). The next step i found out that i have to do is develop good reading and writing skills over time. Then i need to attend…

In October 1989, a 7.1 earthquake shook central California in Loma Prieta and made its way to Oakland and around the bay area. This earthquake caused billions in damages with 3,800 people injured and left 62 people dead. My mother was living in Oakland at the time and remembers a lot when the earthquake hit. Although my parents were not together at the time of the earthquake my dad also experienced the shake all the way in Novato, California. The aftermath of the earthquake really caused many to…

Basketball is rapidly becoming the most popular sport in the United States with the National Basketball Association expects to bring in five billion in revenue this season. Basketball for many is seen as a game but for other it’s seen as a hope in which they can free themselves from endless cycle of poverty. That is exactly what is depicted in the documentary Hoops Dreams by Steve James who follows two young boys name Arthur Agee and William Gates. These two young boys live in the inner city of…

accomplish it. Having the passion and desire to succeed is what keeps me pushing to attain my goal. My goal is to play basketball in college; although, my ultimate goal is to play professional basketball for the WNBA (The Women's National Basketball Association). There are skills I must develop and many challenges to overcome, but my love for the game keeps my mind on track to succeed. The game of basketball is important to me because I have been playing it since before kindergarten. I love…

While watching a professional basketball game, it is easy to see the impact media and advertising has had on each particular game, but how much do they control the sport? In a perfect basketball world we would see a great battle of “teams” compete for a title, but because of the media, the rise to superstardom has reigned and being a “team” has lost its meaning. Because of the “Americanization” of sports as some are now calling it, our society focuses more on the satisfaction sports can bring…