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    Physical Therapy (PT), Also Known As Physiotherapy

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    Physical therapy addresses illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform daily activities. Physical therapists commonly prescribe exercises, manual therapy, electrophysical modalities like heat/cold/electricity, assistive devices, and orthotics. The earliest origins date back to Per Henrik Ling in 1813, though Hippocrates advocated massage and hydrotherapy in 460 BC. Physical therapy has several sub-specialties including neurological, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, pediatric, and geriatric physical therapy.

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    Physical Therapy (PT), Also Known As Physiotherapy

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    Physical therapy addresses illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform daily activities. Physical therapists commonly prescribe exercises, manual therapy, electrophysical modalities like heat/cold/electricity, assistive devices, and orthotics. The earliest origins date back to Per Henrik Ling in 1813, though Hippocrates advocated massage and hydrotherapy in 460 BC. Physical therapy has several sub-specialties including neurological, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, pediatric, and geriatric physical therapy.

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    Physical therapy addresses illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform daily activities. Physical therapists commonly prescribe exercises, manual therapy, electrophysical modalities like heat/cold/electricity, assistive devices, and orthotics. The earliest origins date back to Per Henrik Ling in 1813, though Hippocrates advocated massage and hydrotherapy in 460 BC. Physical therapy has several sub-specialties including neurological, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, pediatric, and geriatric physical therapy.

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    Physical Therapy (PT), Also Known As Physiotherapy

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    Physical therapy addresses illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform daily activities. Physical therapists commonly prescribe exercises, manual therapy, electrophysical modalities like heat/cold/electricity, assistive devices, and orthotics. The earliest origins date back to Per Henrik Ling in 1813, though Hippocrates advocated massage and hydrotherapy in 460 BC. Physical therapy has several sub-specialties including neurological, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, pediatric, and geriatric physical therapy.

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    ONE OF THE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS

    PHYSICAL
    THERAPY (PT),
    ALSO KNOWN AS
    PHYSIOTHERAPY
    PHYSICAL THERAPY
    ADDRESSES THE ILLNESSES,
    OR INJURIES THAT LIMIT A
    PERSON' S ABILITIES TO MOVE
    AND PERFORM FUNCTIONAL
    ACTIVITIES IN THEIR DAILY
    LIVES.

    PT management commonly includes


    prescription of or assistance with specific
    exercises, manual therapy, and manipulation,
    mechanical devices such as traction,
    education, electrophysical modalities which
    include heat, cold, electricity, sound waves,
    radiation, assistive devices, prostheses,
    orthoses, and other interventions.
    Where does the
    physiotherapy come from?
    THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED ORIGINS OF ACTUAL
    PHYSICAL THERAPY AS A PROFESSIONAL GROUP DATE
    BACK TO PER HENRIK LING, WHO FOUNDED THE ROYAL
    CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF GYMNASTICS (RCIG) IN 1813
    FOR MANIPULATION, AND EXERCISE.

    However, physicians like Hippocrates and later Galen are believed to have been the
    first practitioners of physical therapy, advocating massage, manual therapy
    techniques and hydrotherapy to treat people in 460 BC.
    Types of physiotherapy
    THE LIST OF VARIOUS SUB-SPECIALTIES

    Neurological Orthopedic/ Cardiopulmonary Pediatric Geriatric


    physiotherapy musculoskeletal physiotherapy physiotherapy physiotherapy
    physiotherapy
    Why did I choose this
    profession?
    WORK/LIFE HEALTH AND JOB
    MEDICAL
    BALANCE FITNESS SATISFACTION
    KNOWLEDGE
    Depending on the type Your day-to-day
    The pro here is
    Physical Therapists workload includes
    of work environment
    obvious: PTs are are known are
    you prefer, you may be slowly but surely
    generally healthy, fit highly educated,
    able to set yourself up guiding patients on
    people. highly skilled their road to recovery.
    for the kind of
    flexibility that lends to professionals with When it comes time to
    a balance between vast medical close a case, your
    work and play. knowledge. patient is a new person
    My strengths and weaknesses
    INDECISION
    A LOT OF
    I am often hesitant and in this MOTIVATION
    profession what matters is action.
    This work is very useful. I will be
    Changing the treatment method is
    able to help my family members if
    not a good solution to the
    they need it.
    problem.

    LAZINESS MY WISH TO HELP


    I'm afraid that if there are too A woman who wants to do her job
    much study, it will scare me and I as good as it possible will surely
    will give up studying find a lot of customers
    SOURCES:
    https://www.fizjologika.pl
    www.medonet.pl
    https://en.wikipedia.org

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