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After a bad sports injury or car accident, many doctors send their patients to physical therapy to help them make a full recovery. But what exactly does a physical therapist do to heal your injured body? The expert staff at Total Care Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine explain below the crucial role a physical therapist plays in recovery. Physical therapy is a great option for people of all ages—from newborns to the elderly. Trained and certified, physical therapists alleviate pain and…

PTs work primarily with people recovering from injuries. The goal is to get patients back in motion with exercises, massage and other techniques, and therapy usually happens in a PT’s office. Physical therapy often focuses on preventing injuries, and it can help people avoid surgery or a long-term reliance on medications. Physical therapist involves is aimed at improving the functionality of the body or the affected part of the body, while occupational therapy aims at allowing adaptation of a…

Due to vast job selections, deciding upon a career is often a difficult task. For some individuals’ career paths are selected years after high school graduation. However, there are those who have an idea of a desired profession during adolescence due to personal experience. With that being said, personal experiences concluded the result of my professional choice. Furthermore, I trust serving others threw physical therapy is the appropriate career path. Physical therapist are specialist in…

Running head: CORE VALUES 1 Core Values Joana C. Garcia, PT Utica College CORE VALUES 2 “Do unto others what you want others to do unto you”. This is what I…

to become a physical therapist at an early age of 15 or 16, then they would be able to get a head start by taking high school classes that count as college credits. They can even go a physical therapy clinic to get hands-on experience. Most physical therapists will end up going back to where they use to volunteer at to apply for after completing college and getting their degree. In many cases for jobs Just like other jobs, physical therapists need to have certain education requirements and…

Physical therapists are the leaders in the rehabilitation that allows people with chronic conditions to return to productive lives. There are so many ways that PT has affected certain aspects and outcomes or situations. Such as needing to undergo surgery when it’s not necessary or helping people regain the ability to walk or continue to use certain muscles that may have been injured. Physical therapists can help patients with meniscal tears or even DDD (degenerative disk disease.) Treatment…

A career is an occupation for a significant period of a person’s life. It is a job that everyone should have and people do it for a living and to have plenty of opportunities. All careers have different wages, whether it’s high or low, it can increase and increase. There are many things you can study to have a career. Some careers are physical therapists, police detectives, and editors. Physical therapists participate, or plan, programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength,…

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.…

The most educational and insightful experience I have gained while developing my repertoire of knowledge of the sciences as well as the healthcare field was when I job-shadowed the physiotherapists at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Charlton Campus in Hamilton, Ontario. I observed the physiotherapists at work for a total of 16 hours in a variety of departments which included respiratory, musculoskeletal and acute medicine. It was an excellent opportunity to appreciate the teamwork involved across…

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,…