One of the things I find interesting about the field of physical therapy/sports medicine is how few concrete facts there are about many things that people assume are good for them. For example, most people have learned to stretch before exercising. About a decade or so ago, however, static stretching before running was found to […]
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Now that I’m about a month into being a Physical Therapy Aide, I want to write an update about my job – I love it! Besides washing towels and sweeping the floors, I’m getting so many opportunities to learn. Once I’ve gotten those “chores” out of the way, I can usually sit in on sessions
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Here’s a post I wrote on May 14th: Everything is finally starting to come together for my physical therapy school goals. Last week, I started training for my new job as a physical therapy aide at a private practice near my house. In addition to folding towels and fetching heating pads, I can also assist
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It’s what I was most interested in during college, and I hadn’t yet thought seriously about PT. I think the things I learned in psych will be helpful though, in terms of learning how to understand and motivate people.
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Since I’ve been home now for a week, I’ve done a lot of catching up with people and informing them of my plans to study physical therapy. It’s been great to hear all the reactions. I’ve heard lots of positives, such as “Oh, that’s a great field,” but what’s been the best is hearing from
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The first time becoming a physical therapist dawned on me was early in high school when I saw one for the first time after injuring myself during cross country practice. To put it simply, I was awed by my PT’s knowledge of the human body. Just by hearing a few symptoms of mine, she was