Physical Therapy Education
The degree required to become a licensed physical therapist in the United States.
What is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)?
This common injury involves a tear of the ligament in the knee, often seen in athletes.
What is an ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) tear?
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) was founded in this year.
What is 1921?
A PT may teach this type of exercise to improve leg strength and reduce fall risk.
What is resistance training or strengthening exercises?
PTs help manage this common condition that affects a person’s ability to control bladder or bowel function.
What is pelvic floor dysfunction or incontinence?
The number of years typically required to complete a DPT program after earning a bachelor's degree.
What is three years?
This condition, often caused by poor posture, involves pain and stiffness in the neck.
What is cervical strain or cervicalgia?
What month is National Physical Therapy month?
What is October?
This common age-related issue can reduce a person’s ability to maintain balance and increase fall risk.
What is muscle weakness or sarcopenia?
PTs may use this cardiovascular test, which measures how well the heart and lungs work during physical activity.
What is a stress test or graded exercise test?
The standardized exam that all PT graduates must pass to practice in the U.S.
What is the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)?
A PT might treat this chronic neurological disorder that affects movement, commonly involving tremors.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
What law allows patients to see a physical therapist without a referral from their doctor?
What is Direct Access?
This type of balance involves maintaining stability while standing still.
What is static balance?
PTs working with neurological conditions often focus on exercises and techniques to improve this key function, essential for tasks like walking and maintaining balance.
What is motor control?
This type of accreditation is required for all PT programs in the United States.
What is CAPTE (Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education)?
This condition is characterized by gradual loss of cartilage in the joints, commonly affecting the knees and hips.
What is osteoarthritis?
PTs can specialize in multiple areas, such as geriatrics, sports, and this area focused on treatment of infants and children.
What is pediatrics?
This type of balance involves maintaining stability while moving, such as walking or climbing stairs.
What is dynamic balance?
PTs play a key role in this type of rehabilitation, focused on improving function and mobility in patients recovering from heart attacks or other cardiovascular issues.
What is cardiac rehabilitation?
The clinical practice experience portion of a DPT program is commonly referred to as this.
What is clinical rotations or clinical internships?
This disorder is caused by compression of the median nerve and often results in numbness and tingling in the hand.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
This famous historical figure, known for having polio, received physical therapy for rehabilitation.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Problems in this system, which includes the inner ear, can cause dizziness and increase fall risk.
What is the vestibular system?
PTs use this type of exercise therapy to help stroke patients regain strength and improve movement after losing function on one side of the body.
What is constraint-induced movement therapy?