Believe it or not, one of the best things you can do is go to physical therapy when you’re not injured; physical therapists are specially trained to identify and treat areas of movement dysfunction before they become painful or problematic issues. If you aren’t in pain or haven’t been injured but you feel like something isn’t right with your movement, seeing a …
Physical Therapy Exercises: Here’s How to Stick to Them for Success
If you’re having a hard time sticking to the exercises that your physical therapist has prescribed for you, don’t beat yourself up; patient compliance with exercises over the long-term in the world of physical therapy tends to be around 20-30% (link to research study). And while it’s easy for the PT to point the finger at the patient for who’s …
Do Physical Therapists and PT Students Get Drug Tested?
I’ve seen the question of drug testing for physical therapists and physical therapy students makings its rounds on the internet. It seems that individuals who are considering PT school often want to know if drug testing is a requirement to obtain entry or if it’s required at any other point in their career. Hopefully this post will sufficiently answer this …
Why You Want to be Fit and Strong as a Physical Therapist
If you’re wondering whether or not you need to be exceptionally fit and strong to be a physical therapist, you may find relief in hearing that you really don’t need to be. There are a number of factors that play into this however, and some very important benefits to maintaining good strength and fitness if you plan on becoming a …
Blood Flow Restriction: Evidence and Uses For Injury Rehabilitation
NOTE: If you’re looking for a complete introduction pertaining to blood flow restriction training, including when, how and why to use it, be sure to check out my article: What is Blood Flow Restriction Training? How, Why and When to Use it as it contains a complete rundown on everything you need to know. This article will comprise some basic …
What is Blood Flow Restriction Training? How, Why and When to Use it
Note: If you’re interested in knowing the research behind the efficacy of blood flow restriction for clinical populations and therapeutic purposes, be sure to check out my article: Blood Flow Restriction: Evidence and Uses For Injury Rehabilitation, where I provide an overview (consisting of large amount of findings within literature) towards using BFR within the clinic. Also, this article you’re …
The Difference: Physical Therapist vs Physical Therapy Assistant
Many people often times wonder what the differences are between a physical therapist (PT) and a physical therapist assistant (PTA). While they both work in a collaborative fashion and in ways that are designed to help patients through their rehabilitative process, there are important differences between the two. Physical therapy assistants hold an associate’s degree and carry out treatment interventions …
Students: Here’s How to Dominate Studying at Home for Major Success
Well, Covid-19 has screwed things up for pretty much everyone on the planet. If you’re currently a student, you can no doubt relate to this as you’ve probably felt its impacts throughout a number of ways (both academic and non-academic). One of the biggest challenges students are now facing is in regards to being unable to spend much (or any) …
Ten Reasons to Become a Physical Therapist for Your Career
Making the decision to pursue a specific career can be an intimidating process. It can take time and effort to know whether or not it’s something you can truly see yourself doing. Then once you decide to pursue it, there’s a lot to figure out and a lot to accomplish in order to see it through and make it happen. …
Ten Mistakes New Physical Therapy Graduates Often Make
We all make mistakes, and I am certainly no exception to this. While I’ve learned so much over the years in regards to everything that pertains to my physical therapy pursuits, one of the biggest things I’ve learned is this: The more we love something and the greater our passion towards it, the greater our desire becomes to help others avoid …