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Physical Therapy: Education?

...  into physical therapy and have a few questions about college and such: -I was reading about a freshman entry course that some colleges have? What is the main reason it would benefit me? Hurt me? -I either want to be a sports physical therapist or a pediatric physical therapist, at what point do specialize? -I would like to go somewhere in DC but I can only find George Washington as a good physical therapy school. Is this right? -What is the difference between a sports physical therapist and an athletic trainer? I currently have a 98 average overall in high school. At what point should I start volunteering or trying to get an internship? Thank you so much Read ...

Local Athletic Trainer Goes to Sochi With US Sled Hockey Team

...  Athletic Trainer Goes to Sochi with US Sled Hockey Team Local physical therapist and athletic trainer Michael Cortese spends most of his days rehabbing patients at Bethesda Health Outpatient Rehabilitation in Boynton Beach. But when it came time for the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games … spinal cord … Read more on Boca Raton (blog) Paralympic gold medal winner visits Richland school McCoy embodied that message as he talked about his journey being born with spina bifida and overcoming the physical limitations of the condition. “If you want to do something, go ...

Q&A: Butch Jones Reflects, Hones in on Year Two at Tennessee

Q&A: Butch Jones reflects, hones in on year two at Tennessee Sports Editor Troy Provost-Heron and Assistant Sports Editor Dargan Southard sat down with Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones for an exclusive interview about a multitude of subjects within the Tennessee football program, as well as college … Read more on UTDailyBeacon.com NYS Athletic Trainers' Association Recognizes Athletic Training Month Event … Athletic trainers (ATs), as health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical evaluation, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of athletic-related injuries and medical conditions … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read more... ...

Different Types of Therapists?

Question by NoOneYouNeedToKnow: Different types of Therapists? Ok I’m thinking about being a therapist and I’m wondering what types there are like physical..etc. I just need an idea of the different departments I can choose from. Thanks for your help :) Best answer: Answer by mistifyFirst are the rehabilitation types of therapists: Physical Therapist Occupational Therapist Speech Language Pathologist Recreational Therapists Then there are the Psychologically based therapies: Psychologist (Psychotherapist) Clinical Social Worker Neuropsychologists, etc (I’m sure there’s more Then there are also careers that might be considered “therapists” or at least consultants: Audiologists Deafness rehabilitation counselors Respiriatory Therapists Child life specialists. Read more... ...

Local Sports Briefs

...  sports briefs Tammy Carrell, SSHS head athletic trainer, said every incoming seventh through 11 grade boys and girls have to get a physical. Packets will be handed out April 14 during … Money raised is to help buy rehabilitation equipment. Como-Pickton selling posters Read more on My SSnews.com Vitter Working to Provide Better Access to Affordable Medical Equipment to … Vitter's letter urges CMS to reconsider their rule which would reclassify certain medical equipment – particularly speech devices – into a ...

Quote From Chirobase?

Question by Zen Cat: Quote from Chirobase? On Kalos’s advice I decided to read Chirobase, and randomly pulled up a page http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chiroquotes.html Assuming for the moment that chiropractic is a valid therapy with real uses, why wouldn’t chiropractors be seriously concerned about the potential for a portion of their practice to cause injury and work to eliminate that particular treatment unless it was truly necessary and of significant benefit in a particular instance? Physicians do not routinely remove tonsils the way they used to. Cancer specialists compare the benefits of a lumpectomy to a mastectomy and determine whether the more serious procedure is required or more desirable in a particular case. But most chiropractors have a blind devotion to such things as neck manipulation and are unwilling to acknowledge its risks. This, to my mind, is evidence that chiropractic is largely a religion. Does anyone else find this quote extremely funny? Best  ...

Four Dead in Bomb Attack on Colombia Drugrehab Center

Four dead in bomb attack on Colombia drug–rehab center Bogota: Four people were killed and 16 wounded in a bomb attack on a newly opened Colombian drug-rehab center which police believe was the work of organized crime. Initial reports said yesterday's attack involved "around a kilo of explosives" being … Read more on Zee News South Shore needs more help in addiction fight, Senate committee told In Braintree, an outpatient addiction treatment center was forced to shut down this month after town officials discovered the operator had not applied for proper permits. People whose addictions put themselves or others at risk can be ordered by a … Read more on Wicked Local Pembroke Read more... ...