Joint manipulation

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 disciplines to provide the best possible treatment for patients. I initially spent time with a physiotherapist who specialized in acute medicine, she demonstrated the complete and thorough process involved in working with patients that required physiotherapy assessment. To begin, the physiotherapist reviewed the patient’s file in emergency as well as any test results it may have included and then assessed the mobility of the patient to determine if they were fit to go home, while also evaluating the situation at home and whether that situation is suitable for the patient’s level of functioning. We then went to acute medicine where the physiotherapist normally worked. Patient files were initially reviewed once again (these patients were generally seniors over the age of 75, one had dementia) and we visited each patient that required mobility training or assessment. I additionally had the opportunity to attend a meeting with a family of a patient as well as the family’s social worker, a…

human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive." -Ender’s Game. Manipulation is a key theme in the book, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Although in this book, it has many themes, Manipulation has a giant role in the life of Ender. The system pits him against the students who highly dislike him for his brilliant intelligence and the teachers just simply make it worse. But with all these thrown at him, Ender is still afraid of Peter and his actions on Earth. All these…

There are over seven billion people living in the world. You never know who you will meet and how they will impact the way you go about your day. Meeting a student from Hanze University expanded the way I thought about physical therapy, education, and life in another country. In my second interview with Alexandra, I got a taste of the life of a physical therapist in the Netherlands. She and I sent pictures to one another and set up a skype interview to discuss them. It is interesting to see…

Philip K. Dick once said, "The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words". Manipulation is a very powerful tool that can be used in a variety of ways to carry out something. Normally, it is used for the good of oneself, but someone may use it to portray fear onto other people. This fear goes on to change what people might say about themselves and lead to a room full of lies.…

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…

A naturally occurring phenomenon, in the air, always had been, always will be.” (pg. 390) This is when the truth of noise was revealed and the manipulation of mayor Prentiss becomes very apparent. Todd tells us early in the book about Mayor Prentiss’s manipulation, though it was still unclear to him at the time; “And then one day Mayor Prentiss decided to burn all the books, every single one of them, even the ones in men's homes, cuz apparently books were detrimental as well.” (pg.18). The…

Leonardo Di Vinci once said, “The greatest decision men suffer is from their own decisions.” Deception can occur in everyday life and is an important process for building relationships or in general social interaction. In the Shakespearean play, Hamlet uses deception to reveal the role that Claudius had in the death of his father. Hamlet uses deception to gain the knowledge needed to indict Claudius with the murder of his father, while Claudius is using deception to cover up his role within…

and those reasons have to do with manipulation, greed, and consequences of manipulation and greed. To begin with, manipulation plays a key role in the corrupt clergyman’s story. In the prologue the Pardoner states, “I have a text, it always is the same / And always has been, since I learnt the game / Old as the hills and fresher than the grass, / Radix malorum est cupiditas” (lines 5-8). The Pardoner is saying that he already has a specific text that he uses all the time to these…

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.…

wonderfully complicated character and this would make her very difficult for an actor to portray. In the play “Hedda Gabler” by Hendrik Ibsen Hedda is both a pitiable and disagreeable person because of her cold and manipulative personality the audience hates her, but because of her situation the audience pities her. Hedda can be seen in both a sympathetic and unsympathetic light. Her unsympathetic side is most visible throughout the play because of her cold, controlling, and manipulative…