Physical Therapy
Movement experts that improve quality of life through prescribed exercises, hands on care, and patient education
What is a Physical Therapist
Assists patient in increasing their ability to function in their own environment
What is an Occupational Therapist
Used by a patient that has muscle weakness on one side of the body or needs help with balance
What is a cane
What is a good exercise to do to target hamstrings
What are squats, dead lifts, & hamstring curls
The number of bones within the human body
A disfunction within the inner ear, related to dizziness that can be successfully treated by a physical therapist
What is vertigo
True or false, Occupational therapist can specialize in sensory integration
True
The act of walking
Active and passive movement to maintain muscle tone and flexibility
What are range of motion exercises
The metacarpal joints and phalanges are found where in the body
What are the knuckles and fingers
True or false, physical therapists can specialize in lymphedema
True
What does COTA stand for
What is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Things to be done in your home to reduce falls
What is removing rugs, adding grab bars, using an assistive device, using a toilet rise or shower chair, increase lighting at night, add railings to stairs
This joint in the body has the greatest range of motion
What is the shoulder joint
Physical therapist practice in a wide range of settings, name 3.
What are in hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, people's homes, schools, sports and fitness facilities, workplaces
Individually set for each patient by professionals
What are goals
A framed device with 4 feet and handle to give support to patient that need help with balance and stability
What is a walker
This device is used to assess grip strength
What is a hand dynamometer
How many muscles make up your rotator cuff
What is four
Applying pressure to promote blood circulation, relaxation of muscles, and reduce tension
What is soft tissue mobilization
Our own Occupational Therapist specializes in what area
What is hand therapy
Equipment used in therapy sessions to help improve balance
What are dyna discs, bosu balls, wobble boards, balance beam
Instrument used to measure the range of motion in a joint
The longest and strongest bone in the human body
What is the femur bone