American Physical Therapy Association

disability and affects the normal development of the brain in social interaction and communication skills which can often lead to social isolation, however there has been research that suggests that music and art therapy can help those with the disorder improve their social skills. Music and art Therapy has a positive effect on individuals with autism Spectrum disorder which is also known as ASD. Since It helps increase communication skills, child-parent relationships, and social skills.…

C6 relates with the extension of the wrist and rotation of the arm. C7 straightens the elbow and fingers and pronates and flex the wrist. C8 is the flexion of the fingers. Majority of the tasks with his arms are limited but with help of physical or massage therapy the patient will regain his motor and sensory…

(Plante, 2009). Two survey report studies related to spirituality and therapeutic treatment discovered that “92.2 % of the family therapy students they surveyed reported that they had not received any training focused on how to integrate spirituality into clinical practice” (Prest et al., 1999). Moreover, “76 % of the clinical members of the American Association…

which individuals are disconnected from reality, and psychosis may be manifested in either positive or negative symptoms (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Positive symptoms include hallucinations (e.g. auditory and visual), delusions and disorganized speech and thought; meanwhile, negative symptoms include reduced affect, and catatonia (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). During the internship at Lenox Hill Hospital’s psychiatric unit, I was able to observe a number of acute…

Week 7 Case Study on Amy Amy is a 50-year-old, white female who has presented with a multitude of symptoms. She reports that she has recently been on medical leave from her job due to the fact that she had back surgery. Prior to her having the back surgery she states that her job might not be there when she gets back because her position is a grant funded position and the grant was expiring. There has been no word on whether the grant would be renewed up until last weekend. Amy offers up…

comes with it is just devastating and coping may be hard. Cancer is hard to deal with because it is an aggressive sickness that slowly takes control of the body. Cancer in a child is a long battle that comes with many obstacles; chemotherapy has physical and emotional damage, family issues, and facing the return of what one thought was the end. Cancer in a child is not very common. If a child does have cancer most of the time is it acute lymphocytic cancer. (Zhang). Cancer is usually treated by…

official creation of the music therapy profession, it has been growing in popularity and acceptance. Music has been a type of therapy to many people for hundreds of years, but before research was done on the subject, no one knew just how much music affects them. Music is a huge part of many people’s lives as a hobby and career, but serves many more as a way of recovery. The results of music therapy are amazing, and are incomparable to any other kind of therapy. Music therapy as a career has…

Although many holistic practices date back to early Eastern medicine, a surge in popularity was seen in America during the mid-eighteen hundreds. Americans were beginning to be dissatisfied with physicians and allopathic drugs during this time because the human body was viewed as mechanical duplicates of one another (Whorton). Patients wanted a more tailored, focused approach on the specific needs of…

and bonding that should occur in the infancy and early childhood stages of a child’s life (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p 265). The child experiences social neglect and is deprived of the initial and ongoing bonding that occurs by having their basic emotional and physical needs met. As a result, the disorder is related to the absence of comfort seeking and responding (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p 266). Babies cry in order to get comfort responses from the caregiver.…

be able to move a patient from one facility to another along with their PHR with ease. This is called an integrated healthcare delivery system. Within this system, a home health care agency provides services, such as skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy and care by home health aides. While the beneficiary is recovering in their own familiar and comfortable surroundings, they are assisted with their daily activities. These services would include bathing, dressing, grooming and eating…