You Can Be Me A Career in Physical Therapy APTA
Summary
TLDRThis video provides an insightful look into the rewarding field of physical therapy, focusing on the experiences of therapists working with diverse patient populations. It highlights the personalized and hands-on nature of the job, from cardiac rehab to working with children with cerebral palsy and military veterans. The therapists emphasize motivation, problem-solving, and the satisfaction of helping patients regain independence and improve their quality of life. The video showcases how physical therapy blends medical knowledge, patient care, and the joy of seeing tangible improvements in patients’ lives.
Takeaways
- 😀 Physical therapists are deeply involved in communication and motivation, with a personalized approach to patient care.
- 💡 Every experience in physical therapy is different, requiring flexible thinking and problem-solving skills.
- 💪 Physical therapy involves using analytical skills to assess and improve patient conditions, such as cardiac and spinal issues.
- 🏠 Patients practice real-world activities, such as cooking, in environments designed to simulate daily life as part of their rehabilitation.
- 👨🦽 The greatest reward for physical therapists is seeing their patients improve, from arriving in a wheelchair to walking out on their own.
- 🏥 Therapists treat a wide variety of conditions, including spinal cord injuries, stroke, and neurological disorders.
- 📚 Physical therapists combine evidence-based practices, clinical reasoning, and patient values to create effective treatments.
- 🎯 Physical therapists act as motivators, advocates, and coaches, helping patients reach their maximum potential.
- 👶 Therapists working in schools, especially with children with conditions like cerebral palsy, use fun and engaging methods to aid progress.
- 🤝 Physical therapists often have personal experiences that inspire their work, like overcoming their own physical challenges, making them passionate about helping others.
Q & A
What are some of the skills required to be a physical therapist according to the transcript?
-Physical therapists need to have strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. They must also be able to motivate and educate their patients while adapting to different cases without a 'cookie cutter' approach.
What is Independent Square, and how is it used in physical therapy?
-Independent Square is a simulated real-world setting where patients practice skills they’ve learned, such as using a kitchen. This helps them transition to using those skills in their everyday lives.
What is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a physical therapist, as mentioned in the transcript?
-One of the most rewarding aspects is seeing patients improve, especially when they can walk out on their own after arriving in a wheelchair or stretcher.
What types of patients does the physical therapist specializing in neurotherapy typically work with?
-The neurotherapy specialist works with patients suffering from conditions such as spinal cord injuries, strokes, dizziness, and even trauma from war.
What is the primary focus of the physical therapist who works with geriatric and cancer rehab patients?
-This physical therapist focuses on cancer rehabilitation and lymphedema management in geriatric patients, helping them regain function and quality of life.
What is the significance of hands-on interaction in physical therapy, as described in the transcript?
-Hands-on interaction is critical in physical therapy to assess muscle flexibility, strength, and coordination, allowing therapists to teach patients how to regain control of their bodies.
How does Tim Dawan, a physical therapist with Fairfax County Public Schools, approach working with children with cerebral palsy?
-Tim Dawan focuses on advocating for children with cerebral palsy and turning physical therapy exercises into fun games to encourage participation and progress.
How does the military rehabilitation process differ for patients missing limbs, as described in the transcript?
-Military rehabilitation for amputees involves learning how to use prosthetics, such as mechanical or computerized knees, and relearning how to walk or run, which is much different from traditional therapy.
What role does research play in physical therapy at Walter Reed, as mentioned by the therapist in the transcript?
-Research is integrated into the daily routine at Walter Reed, focusing on early and late rehabilitation phases, developing evidence-based approaches, and creating personalized care plans for military patients.
What motivates the physical therapists in the transcript to continue their work?
-The physical therapists are motivated by seeing the positive impact they have on their patients' lives, helping them regain independence, strength, and mobility through tailored therapy.
Outlines
💡 The Role and Rewards of Physical Therapy
This paragraph introduces the various roles that physical therapists play in healthcare, emphasizing the need for communication, motivation, and adaptability. The narrator explains the rewarding nature of helping patients, especially those unable to perform basic tasks on their own. The setting is the National Rehab Hospital in Washington DC, where therapists use analytical and problem-solving skills to help patients with heart conditions. The environment mimics real-world settings, such as a fully functional kitchen, allowing patients to practice daily activities. The paragraph highlights the joy of seeing patients progress from wheelchairs to walking independently, illustrating the physical and emotional impact of therapy.
🏋️♂️ Challenges and Achievements in Physical Therapy
This section continues to explore the dynamic nature of physical therapy, with therapists handling a range of conditions from spinal cord injuries to strokes. The paragraph emphasizes the individualized care given to patients, using clinical reasoning and evidence-based practices to maximize patient outcomes. The therapist also discusses working with geriatric patients and cancer rehabilitation, reinforcing the role of physical therapists as motivators and coaches. Hands-on teaching is crucial, but there's also a mental aspect as patients must be empowered to take control of their recovery. The therapist shares personal experiences of working with children with cerebral palsy, emphasizing advocacy and making therapy fun for children to increase engagement.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Physical therapist
💡Cardiac rehab
💡Clinical reasoning
💡Geriatric patients
💡Neuro rehab
💡Motivator
💡Prosthetics
💡Hands-on therapy
💡Patient independence
💡Lymphedema
Highlights
Physical therapists are motivators and coaches, helping patients regain independence and improve their quality of life.
Each patient experience is unique, requiring a personalized approach without a one-size-fits-all method.
Therapists need strong problem-solving and analytical skills to tailor treatment to individual needs.
Cardiac rehabilitation involves working with patients with heart conditions to enhance their overall function.
Independent Square provides patients with a real-world environment to practice daily living activities, like kitchen tasks.
Seeing patients progress from being in a wheelchair or on a stretcher to walking independently is one of the most rewarding aspects of physical therapy.
Physical therapy covers a wide range of conditions, from spinal cord injuries to neurological issues, including stroke recovery and cancer rehabilitation.
Therapists use clinical reasoning, evidence-based practices, and patient preferences to deliver optimal care.
Hands-on therapy is essential for teaching patients new movement techniques and helping them regain function.
Physical therapists often work with patients who have cerebral palsy, helping them control their movements and maximize their independence.
Physical therapy assistants work closely with therapists, focusing on patient flexibility, strength, and coordination.
Being a physical therapist requires a passion for the human body and understanding how it functions to help others heal.
In the Military Advanced Training Center, therapists work with veterans who have lost limbs, helping them adapt to prosthetics and relearn basic skills.
Research in physical therapy, especially in military settings, explores new rehabilitation methods, such as using computerized knees for amputees.
Therapists play a vital role in helping athletes and military personnel overcome extreme physical challenges and return to high levels of physical activity.
Transcripts
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out I'm a physical therapist here at the
National Rehab Hospital in Washington DC
this is the cardiac rehab um so we're
working with patients with heart
conditions you get to to use your your
thinking skills analytical skills
problem solving I mean her uh BP 135
over 95 and you get to do so much it's
really
awesome right now we're in Independent
Square it gives the patients an
opportunity to practice the things that
they've been working on in a real world
setting so this is a kitchen that we're
in right now and it's set up just like
any other kitchen the sink works it's
got knives it's got plates it's got food
and you get to practice good the best
thing about being a physical therapist
is getting to see your patients improve
when you get to see them go home on that
last day and they're walking out when
they came in a wheelchair or they came
on a stretcher and you get to see them
leave walking oh yes to walk down touch
the Wall come back to the exact same
spot I'm a board certified neuros
specialist in physical therapy I see
everything from spinal cord to people
who are dizzy uh yeah stroke I mean yeah
you know people come back from Iraq I me
you name it we see it we're looking to
see what we can do to maximize his
overall function it's never boring it's
always different and you can actually
try to pull in your clinical reasoning
skills the best evidence it's out there
what the patient values put it all
together and see whether or not you can
really make a difference help I see
mainly geriatric patients and Alpa
therapy so I treat a lot of the cancer
rehab and the lodema population I think
the best thing about being a physical
therapist is that you are a motivator
and a coach deep it's not meant to be
deep because the lymphatic system is
directly underneath
skin I am a student physical
therapist here within a neuro setting
certainly you put your hands on so you
teach the patients what to do but there
comes a time where I mean it is just
mental so you put your hands on the
patient it's now time for them to do as
much as they can
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that thing around your stomach again I'm
Tim Dawan physical therapist with
Fairfax County Public
Schools take it off will has cerebal
paly three good got it want to sit down
yeah yeah more than just being a
physical therapist I think we're an
advocate and so we see so many aspects
of these kids lives and that we
can them out to his you're touching the
side don't try not to touch the blue our
whole goal here in the middle school is
to prepare them for high school we make
most everything into a game all right
there you go oh nice one so the more fun
we can make something ha the more
willing they are to do it got it good
job
Andy had menitis when he was a kid and
uh had some brain damage because of that
three push up good good good good stand
up there no don't you sit down don't you
sit down when I had decided to change
careers and go back to school I went and
worked in an outpatient clinic and I saw
how they were getting people better down
reach with your hand the people I worked
with were great and the difference you
made in these people's lives were great
this is Andrew and he's 12 years old he
has cerebal paly so he has trouble
controlling his movements and both
together okay Andrew stop
okay stop
stop we want to get them to do as much
as they can
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themselves oh that's
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perfect okay we're doing donuts that's
not supposed to happen until you're
16 it's just fun cuz you've made a
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difference your hamstring flexibility
looks excellent I'm not I'm Denise
constan I'm a physical therapist with
the Jackson clinics
you definitely need to have your hands
on the patient and feel how the muscles
are working and seeing if they're
flexible you have to have all three
things coming together flexibility
strength
coordination I've actually come from
this from the inside out I was an ampute
tee at a very young age had a prosthetic
all my life you learn to overcome and I
wanted to teach others how to do that
for themselves too and what we call the
ligaments the things that keep the leg
together I'm a physical therapist
assistant all right so now we're working
your knee if you want to be a physical
therapist you want to have a passion for
the human body cuz that's that's what
you do the human body is your business
stabilize I used to have a problem with
walking with on the outside of my toes
so what we wanted to do is teach Nikki
to land more with her feet straight and
notice that with when her foot is like
this she has gotten a normal
arch with every physical therapist who
works with any athlete you want to see
your person wi and I want to see went
and I want to see her go out there wind
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Mills my name's Virginia how I'm a
physical therapist we're in the mai it
stands for the military Advanced
Training
Center I just want to get up the walk or
or just run and um I
can't I've learned how to do everything
again you know my uh figure out my legs
were taken away from me now I need to
learn how to how to live all over again
when you are missing your knees like
Brian is and you get mechanical knees or
computerized knees you have to relearn
how to walk
in a different way than you did
before I'm the research physical
therapist at Walter Reed and I do a
little bit of clinical work through my
day but as a research physical therapist
I'm also doing um research through
military grants Andrew is actually just
learning on the power knee I can see the
potential it has but right now it's just
kind used to when it's going to move and
how it's going to move it's just really
difficult so all of my day is spent
doing NP research and treating npts and
in some of our research which is early
rehab some of it's late rehab some of
it's to do once you go home we try to
hit all aspects of care that red line
that's coming up when he's walking over
this gray area for the joints that you
do have left your hips and your on your
on this side your knee and your hip you
want to kind of minimize those forces or
at least make them as normal as the as
the knee would
expect these guys are great to work with
they're unbelievable it's Orthopedics to
the extreme cuz you're doing Sports Med
Orthopedic rehab but with a patient
population that wants to do that and
they don't have legs and they don't have
arms and you have to figure out how
they're going to do it how they're going
to run and jump and ski I would like to
be able to run my 2 miles in 13 and 1 12
minutes this will be him in about 9
months to a
year it's fun it's creative and it's
they they make it a extreme Challenge
every
day
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