American Physical Therapy Association

Physical therapy is a dynamic and exciting health care profession that helps people with important aspects of the healing process, whether they are in pain and in discomfort due to injury or any other problems that causes lifetime disability. It helps to develop physical fitness and endurance using specific exercises to decrease stress and builds self-esteem in the development of a healthy lifestyle. It involves a professional interaction between physical therapist, physical therapist assistant,…

through physical therapy after an injury is not always an easy thing to do. It may take a lot of time and effort depending on how bad the injury is. Physical therapy can be a process that is long and tiring for an athlete. This plays a role in an athlete’s decision because he or she may want to have surgery and get their injury healed quicker rather than go through the process of physical therapy. The athlete may want to get the injury healed now because they may not want to go through therapy,…

that caught my attention is Physical Therapy. Before the presentation, I already have an interest in physical therapy because one of my friends is in this program and I hear that physical therapists are usually happy with their jobs. This program would be a good fit for me because I enjoy working with other people and I want to help them get better by treating them, as well as helping them feel better by talking to them. These are the reasons why I find physical therapy attractive.…

opportunity to be able to apply for the Physical Therapist's Assistant Program (PTA) at Whatcom Community College. My passion for Physical Therapy began in high school while working at my first job, which was fortunately in a Physical Therapist office. At this job, my aide duties included assisting patients through exercises and setting up patients on modalities. Being a student athlete, this job opportunity made me realize the importance of physical therapy due to sports injuries of team…

Significance Of Physical Therapy Nowadays sports physical therapy provides cutting edge technology, it deals with rehabilitation of problems and sports-related injuries, prevention, evaluation and treatments. Mostly physical therapy involved in improving athlete's performance. Furthermore, it involves areas like improving mobility, agility and balance and reducing injuries. Improving balance is essential for preventing injuries as well as for enhancing better performance. In sports physical…

job openings a year for a sports medical physician, according to Ohio Means Jobs (OMJ). Also, OMJ states that a sports medical physician have to diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities in their job. This field interests me because i love and want to help people, help them become better at their sport, and science and health class are very interesting to me. Sport medical physicians are expected to perform many…

Physical Therapist The career I have chosen is Physical Therapist. I have chose this career because I have always wanted to be some type of Doctor, but i didn’t want to have to give surgery because of that I decided to write about a Physical Therapist. If you have ever sprained something or broke something you know it’s hard to move without it hurting. A Physical Therapist has to get them exercising so they can get their joints and get everything moving properly. If the patient doesn’t use…

The heat will allow improved blood supply and alternated with cold therapy to squeeze out swelling and dead tissue cells, will improve your range of motion and also prevent the injury from stiffening up. - Eating a healthy diet with proper nutrition is very important when you have had any kind of injury. Your body needs…

Alternate therapies are a good way to find effective cures to common as well as unusual ailments that might plague us. People resort top alternate therapies when chemicals and medicines prove ineffective is alleviating their pain and illness. While there are several alternate therapies that are practiced by professional therapists all across the world, magnetic therapy is known to be the most scientific and popular form of alternate healing. Magnetic therapy is a natural and non-evasive therapy…

one such massage is the deep tissue massage. A deep tissue massage is a therapy of massage in which pressure is applied on the deeper layers of the body in a systematic and concentrating way. Deep pressure is applied through slow strokes on the contracted areas. The main aim of the deep tissue massage is to emancipate the persistent patterns of tension in the body. It is a therapeutic as well as corrective massage therapy which if done perfectly will neither cause pain for the clients nor…