Rehabilitation Techniques
Therapeutic exercises, and manual therapy.
What is a basic type of therapy or exercise a therapist can do with their patient?
decrease pain and improve movement.
what's a common thing physical therapist do for patients?
Physical Therapist (PTs)
What's a basic job in a physical rehab?
63k per year
How much do OTAs make?
The extent of movement that a join or group of joins can go through.
What does ROM mean?
Balance training, gait analysis, and neuromuscular reeducation.
What are more harder types of therapy for patients that suffered a more gruesome injury?
Yes they can.
Can physical therapists prescribe exercises?
PTA (physical therapist assistant)
82k per year.
How much do PTAs make?
Activities or exercises aimed at increasing muscle strength
Does does Muscle Strengthening mean?
Electrical stimulation, ultrasound, heat and cold therapy.
What other types of therapy can they perform if necessary?
They can diagnose movement disorders, and provide manual therapy.
what further can therapists do?
OTs
What's a more skilled job in the field?
113k per year
How much do Audiologists make?
Rehab focused on conditions affecting the nervous system, such as stroke or spinal cord injuries.
What does Neurological rehabilitation mean?
Yes its possible for them to do it.
Can physical incorporate modalities like laser therapy, dry needling, and proprioceptive exercises into the rehabilitation plans?
Can they use modalities like ultrasound or electrical stimulation?
OTA
What's an assistant for an OT called?
113k per year.
How much do SLPs make?
Therapeutic agents or treatments used in rehab, including heat, cold, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation.
What are Modalities?
Neurological rehabilitation for conditions like stroke or spinal cord injuries.
What complicated procedures can they also do?
Yes, there are multiple categories in which a therapists can specialize in.
Can the therapists specialize in areas like sports injuries, orthopedics, neurology, or pediatrics?
Yes, they require more patience and skill to do their profession.
Are neurologic and pediatric physical therapy harder than most jobs in the field?
93k-130k per year.
How much do Ots make?
Focuses on psychological aspects of disabilities, coping strategies, and adjustments to life changes after injury or illness.
What does Rehab Psychology mean?