Physical And Occupational Therapy

Physical/Occupational Therapy

“You treat a disease: you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you win-no matter what the outcome.”-Patch Adams, OTR, EdD.(COT 3). A occupational/physical therapists should always be willing to perform any tasks that may come their way. Without these occupational therapists constantly working to better their patients that can range anywhere from unable to move ones’ hand because of a fracture or incident to a veteran having their legs or arms blown off by I.E.Ds or mines. It the job of an occupational therapist to get these people back on their feet. These people wake up every morning with a smile on their face and a warm feeling in their heart knowing that they have helped these people

These are the people that get out of the bed in the morning but not because of the pay although it is pretty nice. They get out of bed in the morning to get yelled and screamed at by random people they just met, why because at the end of the day even though the patient doesn't show it, they know deep down that they made a difference in that person’s life. This job has grown 27% higher than in the last ten years because people are noticing how great of a job it is. They typically have an annual income of 49,000 dollars when they first start. Near the first two to three mark they begin to make around 83,500 dollars a year in the state of Arkansas(COF 117). There is actually an Occupational Therapists in Arkansas who makes around 120,000 dollars a year which is roughly about 57 an hour. To become an occupational therapist one must have a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy. However, most will accept a four-year degree in biology, psychology, sociology, kinesiology, health science, or even liberal

Prepare for upcoming therapy sessions by organizing the treatment locations based on the patient’s needs. These patients have so many different needs that each one must have there own individual time treatments, exercises, and this list just goes on and on. These people have to clean each individual rooms after therapy. They watch the patient’s development during therapy sessions and make notes on how the patient is responding. Therapists and physical therapy assistants use these notes and reports to evaluate the usefulness and helpfulness of specific treatments for patients. This helps the therapists to determine if the treatment is working or if it's not working. If the treatment is unsuccessful they evaluate the patients and test them again because the body is so complex no one can definitely tell what is exactly wrong with them. Help patients move from one area of therapy to another – aides should have physical strength because they may have to move several immobile patients each day. Aides are there to help patients walk, push them in wheelchairs, or assist in sitting and standing. They are even sometimes responsible for helping to pick them up and move them to another location. Without these aides, the therapist job would become increasingly harder and more difficult. The therapist must have the following skills to become successful: Compassion, Attention to Detail, Dexterity, People