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Case Keenum drops back, he notices Emmanuel Sanders in one on one coverage with a linebacker in the slot. Emanuel does a little stutter and gets passed. Case loads up and throws a bomb. You can hear the crowd gasp for air as the ball soars through the air. And boom Emanuel catches it. He…

Physical therapy over the years has become one way of treating several conditions and injuries among all people. Many people can restore their original body functions after attending several sessions of the therapy and later maintain a healthy lifestyle. For this reason, the use of physical therapy as a means of treatment skyrocketed as many…

A 2015 study conducted by the National Institute of Health estimated that approximately 50 million people in the United States suffer from acute pain to severe pain (American Physical Therapy Association, 2018). Many people take prescribed pain relievers like oxycodone and hydrocodone primarily to manage this health condition. The unprecedented overuse of opioids as the…

For my Site Visit project, I went to NovaCare Rehabilitation Center in Coon Rapids, MN (2104 Northdale Boulevard NW, Suite 100, Coon Rapids, MN, 55433) and interviewed both Jade Baxley, DPT and Kristine Trimble, PT. This site visit was a Rehabilitation Center that focuses on the rehabilitation of the patient after an injury, illness, or…

One of the most rapidly growing occupations in the United States today is Physical Therapy. The United States Department of Labor has projected 23,000 unfilled physical therapist positions in the year 2000 and a lack of qualified physical therapists to fill them (www.apta.org). While Physical Therapy grows rapidly, questions of ethics in this field have…

During this semester I interned at an outpatient physical therapy clinic in Yonkers, New York called Professional Physical Therapy. At this location we only had one Physical Therapist and 3 physical therapy aides. Throughout my time as an intern I had the opportunity to work hands on with a variety of patient. These patients had…

The United States Census Bureau projects that by the year 2050, 20 percent of the United States population will be age 65 years or older1. Due to the rapid rate at which the population is aging, it is important for physical therapy institutions to educate their students on this special population. With this increase in…

Ancient peoples were using iron as early as 4000 B.C.E. for making various tools, weapons, and other objects. They apparently obtained the iron from meteorites. The composition of those earliest iron artifacts was higher in nickel than native iron ores on Earth, in keeping with the composition of meteorites (Steel). In fact, the word ‘iron’…

All patients from childhood to early and late adulthood can utilize orthotics. Some can argue that the general population uses orthotics on a daily basis. Shoes are the foundation to all lower extremity orthoses. The design of the shoe can facilitate or inhibit body mechanics, shock absorption, and provide stability. For example a running sneaker…

I grew up in Alabama and had a natural love for football. Thankfully, I had the skills needed to earn a football scholarship at Wake Forest University. This allowed me to push myself against strong athletes and strive for academic excellence at a well-known school. The high-quality education provided by Wake was important to me…