What first began as a distant dream is now finally coming to fruition. The tribulations endured along the way instilled an unwavering determination and strong work ethic within me. It is these qualities that will one day enable me to be accepted into a physical therapy program which will allow me to further pursue my ambitions. Being given the opportunity to be a student at the University of St. Augustine would be the start of learning about what it is to be an exceptional Physical therapist. After literally falling into an interest in Physical Therapy by way of an ACL tear and reconstruction, I began as a patient and saw first hand what an impact a Physical Therapist can have on a patients mindset. During my time in rehab, the thought that I could be the one to inspire people to prevent injuries or …show more content…
to treat current impairments was inspired by my Physical Therapist. Above all, the event of my injury was major disappointment but it ended up being the impetus to pursue becoming a Physical Therapist. Through experience as an Aide in outpatient facilities, working alongside various Physical Therapists has been enlightening. Observing the various techniques of the trade and their success has bolstered my excitement to learn them. It is rewarding to get to know the patients and note their progress; the best part is the overwhelming gratitude given for helping patients feel better. In the outpatient setting, the various populations ranging from high school athletes to Geriatrics has demonstrated how to gear physical therapy services to different needs. For the athletes, returning to sport is a major component of their rehab protocols. Typically, we aid them with plyometrics, strength training and conditioning. As for the older populations, gait training and progressive resistance exercises are a prominent feature of their protocols. The best feeling about this profession is having the people come back to visit after their time in therapy, it is so evident that we become an integral part of their lives. Notably, observing and volunteering at Children’s Specialized Hospital has been a fruitful experience. The children there have a range of varying impairments including spinal cord injuries, broken bones, brain injuries, and chronic illness. Being a Physical Therapist in this setting seems challenging but extremely rewarding; the Therapists often engage the children in board games, card games, and athletic drills to divert the children’s attention from their ailments and so they can effectively rehab their injuries. Seeing the children smile and laugh considering their painful and debilitating circumstances has influenced me to appreciate life and being healthy. Moreover, seeing the therapists use their critical and creative license in rehab has been motivational. Accordingly, APTA’s Vision 2020 is an exciting standard for Physical Therapists to ascertain. As a student at St. Augustine, I will embody enthusiasm in learning the material and employ my social skills in helping my fellow classmates. As a cohort, we can work together to practice techniques and discuss concepts. Through interaction with the faculty, I will indulge my curiosity and ask questions pertinent to better understanding Physical Therapy practices. Prominently, the desire to be a student at St.
Augustine lies in its blended learning curriculum. Historically, online learning has been a positive experience for me. It’s wonderful to be able to access lectures and unearth them at one’s own pace. Also, being able to replay or pause to write notes would be beneficial to a student in a rigorous program. Significantly, the duration of the program is also an attractive feature of the program, considering that finishing in less than three years would be financially savvy. Another hallmark of St. Augustines program is its high NPTE passing rate. This is especially significant because it demonstrates to prospective students how effective University of St. Augustine is in preparing students for becoming healthcare providers. Admittedly, I don’t just want to be a competent Physical Therapist, I want to be of high caliber. The faculty at all of the St. Augustine locations are distinguished, and it would be an honor to be taught the breadth of Physical Therapy from them. Additionally, the smaller class ratios are ideal for building a rapport with the professors and students, which leads to greater outcomes for the
individual. Ultimately, after a few years working in a Physical Therapy Department in both inpatient and outpatient specialties, opening a Private Practice would be on my agenda. The professionalism and skills obtained at St. Augustine would be tremendous preparation for such an arduous aspiration. Being a Physical Therapist comes with bountiful rewards, one especially being job satisfaction. The opportunity to help many people regain functioning would be profoundly satisfying. As a future Physical Therapist, using evidence based practice and creative rehab protocols would be a staple. Using research, my goal is to motivate patients to stay active by demonstrating that pain relief, mobility, and reduced surgery costs are the hallmarks of rehab. Patients will keep active once they discover that happiness and longevity are the rewards of exercise. I look forward to being the Provider that helps the man with the frozen shoulder regain full motion, or the Physical Therapist that helps the girl with the torn meniscus return to basketball. I hope to be the community commodity that people flock to when they need Physical Therapy, I want to be the person they entrust.
Ever since I was little I have alway been very intrigued about physical therapy. Just the aspect of working with other people, and knowing I’m doing something to help them, interests me. This year on November 21st, I job shadowed with Rotert Physical Therapy, and it turned out to be everything I expected. Working with the children was the highlight of my shadow; it was everything I expected and more.
With the help of my family and employers, I resign from my job and enrolled into the University of Houston-Clear Lake. They motivated me into taking the first step into my professional career in where I achieved my bachelor’s degree in Fitness & Human Performance. It was there that I was given the opportunity to do my internship at Proactive Physical Therapy (PPT) and see hands on what to expect in a PT setting. To be a part of someone’s rehabilitation journey, from the moment you first see them at their initial evaluation, to when they are graduating and being discharged, is an incredible feeling to be a part of. A Physical Therapist often encounter patients that are at the lowest point in their life in which they would have to teach, coach, listen and motivate the patient to rehabilitate them. When TW came in for PT, he was down on himself because he had
The medical field is expanding ever so rapidly in today’s society. In the field of Physical Therapy one needs to have the understanding of how the human body works and the injuries one body could sustain. I have chosen a career to help others to battle back from life-changing injuries or surgeries. I will take the first step of joining the medical field by obtaining a physical therapist associates degree. I will become a Physical Therapist Assistant.
“With her sweet voice, magical hands, technical precision and absolute determination, Renee put me back together, and I’m golfing again,” states Elyse Wolf, a patient of a physical therapist (Our Equipment). With the help of Wolf’s physical therapist, she was able to golf again. Physical therapists help people recover from injuries and disability health crises. As one prepares for a future in the field of physical therapy, one must consider the job, the educational requirements, the work environment, the wages and benefits, and the potential for the advancement of a physical therapist.
While being able to financially support myself one day still motivated me, I began to appreciate the importance of physical independence as well. I never want to be physically limited and unable to do the things that make me happy, such as snowboarding or kayaking, and I also want to remain independent into old age. This reinforced my desire to pursue physical therapy because I want the opportunity to help others achieve this same kind of freedom that will improve their quality of life. A student and professional must be invested in the patients and be able to empathize with them. Having these abilities will contribute to creating more effective treatment plans and achieving better treatment
The occupation that I would like to research is Physical Therapy. I personally chose Physical Therapy because I have experienced it myself and I believe I would enjoy doing this for the rest of my life. Physical Therapy is in Health Sciences cluster. In the Health Sciences field Physical Therapy falls under Therapeutic Services and Health Informatics. When I did my Nebraska Career Connections interests test I scored the highest in Therapeutic Services. I then filled out a skills inventory and it ranked number four on that assessment. Considering I scored highly in both occupations means that this occupation is good for me as of right now.
Once a week, a registered physical therapist would come to our home and provide my mom with the care she needed. I would spend almost all of the session talking to her about the different kinds of injuries she had seen and the different therapy techniques she used for them. After a while, of course, the therapy visits stopped, but the passion they had instilled in me for the field never left. I continued to have the want to learn more and more about how the different bones, tendons, and muscles in our bodies efficiently worked together to create
I chose Exercise Science as my major because I want to pursue a career in Physical Therapy. I have been through physical therapy throughout my entire life and it has always interested me and caught my attention. Most recently, was in 2015 after I needed surgery on my knee to repair a torn meniscus. The surgeon had to completely repair my meniscus because it was not just torn it had twisted and folded over on itself. I had to go through longer physical therapy than normal because this was not just a simple tear in the tissue. I will be getting another surgery on my knee in the near future so I will need to go through more physical therapy after that. It is better to have someone that has had those experiences and has seen things from the patient’s point of view so that they know how their patient is feeling going through therapy. I know I would rather have a physical therapist that knows what receiving the treatment is like and has gone through physical therapy before, rather than someone who has never received therapy and does not necessarily know what being a patient going through physical therapy feels like. I originally thought about majoring in athletic training to stay within more of an athletics type of atmosphere but exercise science will give me
Physical therapy is one of the fastest successful occupations growing in the Unites States of America. It is unlike any other occupation in the medical field. Physical therapists care for patients of all ages who have functional problems and disorders. They work to increase a patient’s mobility, prevent further injury, and stabilize the progress of a patients’ health and wellness. The occupation of physical therapy is a very crucial and highly demanded job and will continue to expand in the future.
The way the Tracy handled, and interacted with the patient completely impressed me, and from that day onward, I was certain that physical therapy was the career for me. The aspect of physical therapy that I enjoy the most is working with different patients on rehabbing their injury. With every new patient that walk through the door, come s a exciting new challenge for me to help the patient work to get back to their physical ability they were at before their injury. The aspect of physical therapy that I’m the most worried about is the amount of time I have to spend in college to obtain my degree. Although I don’t mind spending a few extra years in college, in the back of my mind it still worries me a little bit. I can use physical therapy as a reflection of my faith in the way of helping patients who have suffered become healthy again. As Jesus before me helped cure the sick, blind, and taking away the sins of the world by dying on the cross, I plan to the best of my ability help anyone I can recover from an injury that is causing them great pain and suffering in their
I think that people are frustrated with the health systems and feel like their well-being isn’t in the best interest and that hospitals are only concerned about co-payment, insurance premium etc. This issue is now causing people to find different outlets for care. With that being said, today you are seeing more innovative partnerships and hybrid systems moving into the industry. In the context of therapy, you are seeing physical therapy combine elements of strength & conditioning in their practices, as well as public health working in conjunction and tying element of physical therapy as far as research in the overall approach. These hybrid styles will likely lead to more cross-discipline-collaboration. With this in mind, I can already foresee the importance of continuing education will have for future and present physical therapist. Welcoming lifelong learning shows that you are open to learning skills during the course of your career; It puts your ego in check lets you acknowledge that you must continue to learn. During my last year in college, I was given the opportunity to do a semester-long Internship in the field we desired to go into after college.
Physical therapists play an integral role in health care. The vision statement for the physical therapy career is: “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience”. 1 Through my prior volunteer and work experiences, I discovered that physical therapy was the perfect career choice and vision for my future. As a current student and future physical therapist, I will play an important role for society and within the health care profession. The vision statement will serve as my reminder to always strive for more knowledge and feedback as a student, uphold pertinent values that will improve the practice of physical therapy, and to always provide quality care to all patients.
My decision in taking this course ultimately sprung from my desire to further my education of psychology as it relates to the Financial Planning Profession. I’ve been working in the field for roughly five years which is relatively short when compared to that of my peers. However, it didn’t take long for me to realize that that Financial Planners, while well equipped to give sound financial advice, are not often given proper training in dealing with the complex emotional aspects of their client relationships. Through years of study and the recent
Physical therapy plays a major role in the lives of many individuals every day. It is up to those in the Physical therapy profession to assist patients in rehabilitation, prevention, and care. Obtaining a Physical Therapy license requires relevant certifications and credentials. A Bachelor in Health Science is just the start of the educational requirements needed to succeed. As with any profession, there are some current issues in the field of Health Care that relate to Physical Therapy. This includes the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and individuals with disabilities. It is vital to be a respectful and professional Physical therapist. Patient care is priority. Having the proper education and knowledge to assist clients is extremely important. People of all ages require physical therapy for various injuries, illnesses, and diseases. I feel that my connection with working with people of all ages will benefit me when it comes to the job. While I know what my strengths are, I do have goals set for my future in Physical Therapy. These goals include: graduating Kaplan University with a Bachelors of Science in Health Science, graduating University of Massachusetts with a Doctorates of Physical Therapy, receiving licensure from the State of Massachusetts, and gaining employment in a sports or rehabilitation setting. I know that Kaplan University Career Services can assist me in obtaining my goals as a Physical Therapist because of their in-depth assistive programs that can assist me with my employment desires. In 5 years, I see myself working with athletes or wounded Veterans in a local rehabilitative setting or hospital. There is no other profession I would want more than becoming a professional, licensed, Physical Therapist and gettin...
The internship that I acquired during the summer of 2010 at the Greenwood Sports and Industrial Rehabilitation Center (GSIRC), allowed me to gain an immeasurable amount of experience during my tenure at this facility. Within this period, the exposure to new concepts within the physical therapy industry allowed me to observe and work hands on with patients of all ages and disabilities that exposed me to various treatment plans and programs to restore client’s mobility. The essential Physical Education and Exercise Science (PEES) courses taken at Lander University were beneficial to my academic knowledgebase, which prepared me and developed me for the opportunity within the physical therapy discipline. Working as an intern taught me the responsibility of time management and working within a lean schedule that allow me to further develop my skill set. This reflection paper will illustrate my classroom experience, internship experience, and learning experience.