Besides improving inpatient functioning‚ preoperative physical therapy has the potential to decrease post-acute care utilization and the total episode-of-care cost for patients who undergo total joint replacement surgery (57). Snow et al. found in their cohort study that the use of preoperative physical therapy was associated with a 29% decrease in the use of any post-acute care services. This association was sustained after adjusting for comorbidities‚ demographic characteristics‚ and procedural
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the intervention phase with JY‚ he was able to perform bed mobility and sit at the edge of the bed (EOB) with minimal assistance. JY’s goal for therapy was to return home and cook for his family. After the initial evaluation‚ I designed the plan of care so JY would qualify for inpatient rehabilitation. Additionally‚ I recommended outpatient physical therapy once JY achieved stated goals or was discharged from inpatient rehabilitation. JY’s medical team worked to stabilize his medical status; improve
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Physical Therapist 1. What occupation catches your eye? Physical therapy is so fascinating working with different parts of the body and the way they function. They have so many responsibilities‚ satisfactions‚ financial rewards‚ and job openings in this occupation. Becoming a physical therapist caught my eye right away. I love helping people and I am super interested in helping people overcome certain injuries. In 7th grade‚ I developed severe hip tendinitis during track season. Physical therapy
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Vision Statement: The Giblin Physical Therapy Clinic will provide injury prevention‚ maintenance‚ and rehabilitation services for two days a week (plus home events) along with a temporary athletic training room for the student-athletes of Charmanville High School. Giblin Physical Therapy is determined to provide the best care possible to Charmanville High School. Mission Statement: The Giblin Physical Therapy Clinic will provide athletic training services for the Charmanville Community
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Throughout my time spent here at KU‚ I plan to obtain a B.S. degree in Exercise Science‚ and then go on and apply to the Physical Therapy program. In order to get accepted into the program‚ I must have a 3.0 GPA average or higher‚ and typically all accepted students have higher GPA’s than that. This being so‚ I will have to make sure to always stay on top of my homework and prepare properly for every test and exam. This program is very competitive‚ so it will most likely be a struggle for me to get
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Scott Balisle Mr. Turner GEP November 5‚ 2014 A physical therapist is something that I’ve always had an interest in‚ since I was in High school. I was first introduced to the career when I was a freshman in high school and ever since then I’ve always thought of that as something I want to do. The vision statement for the Physical therapy profession is “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” A physical therapist has to diagnose and treat individuals of all
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Referral: A 51- year-old male referred to outpatient Physical Therapy with a report of difficulty on following instructions‚ forgetfulness‚ mild slurring of speech and demonstrates poor safety awareness. Past Medical History: This is a case of a 51- year-old right-handed male patient and was diagnosed with (L) MCA stroke resulting (R) sided weakness. The patient is living with his spouse in a 1 story home without any step to enter the home. The patient’s spouse noticed that the patient had difficulty
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aula Webster graduated in 1998 in the field of physical therapy from the University of Hartford. She also holds a certification in strength and Conditioning. Since graduation her clinical experience includes general orthopedics‚ sports medicine‚ adolescent strength training and adolescent spinal dysfunction. She is the founder of the Six Degrees of Freedom program for children with adolescent spinal deformities. In September 2008 she entered a joint venture under the guidance of Dr. Blanchard‚ professor
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I had the pleasure of shadowing a physical therapist in a home health setting treating children under the age of three. At first what initially looked like playing with the kids turned out to be much harder when I tried emulating what the therapist did. Throughout my senior year and even
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some muscle on my left hip‚ which remained very painful for quite some time after he was born. I returned to dance class when Aaron was about four months old and noticed how painful my hip felt whenever I stood in 5th position. I finally saw a physical therapist about it and she thought the pain was probably due to scar tissue‚ which had formed in that spot. After several weeks of exercises that did not appear to be making much difference‚ she decided to try electromagnetic stimulation on the
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