By: Toby K.
Physical therapy is a very important
job in the medical field. While many physical therapists (PT) may not be licensed
doctors, they do offer a major helping hand in the process of recovery from either minor or major problems. To become a PT, one must first receive a
graduate degree from a PT program, then they must pass an accreditation test.
From that point they may practice, or they can seek more education to
specialize in many different types of physical therapy.
In
order to go to a therapist, a patient must first get a script from a doctor
that orders the patients need. Usually this will come from some sort of family
practice doctor. A lot of patients that see a physical therapist have sustained
some type of injury. The therapist can help these people recover mobility of
the appendage and eventually get back to the normalcy of every day life. For example, if a football player were to tear his ACL, after the surgery has taken
place the athlete would visit a physical therapist. The PT would then instruct
the patient to do a multitude of tasks to help regain the muscles around the
knee. They would also do exercises to help recover and strengthen the ACL
itself. The goal of these activities would be to eventually have the athlete at
full heath and help him to resume his activities on the field.
PTs
can do more than work with patients who have sustained injuries. A major
population of people who attend physical therapy are patients with chronic
pain. A PT would work with these patients on exercises to strengthen the
muscles around the point of pain. The goal when working with these patients is
to eventually get them to a point where they can perform the tasks they would
do on a daily basis.
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