drew russell chad nelson, physical therapist natalie varel, physical therapist assistant sports...
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Drew RussellChad Nelson, Physical TherapistNatalie Varel, Physical Therapist
Assistant
Sports Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy
10777 Nall Avenue, Suite 320
Chad Nelson, Physical Therapist
• Kansas State University: Undergraduate Degree in Human Biology - 4.5 years
• KU Med: Physical Therapy - 2.5 years
• He was an athlete that wanted to work with athletes
• He gets to treat a Multitude of Patients and Diagnoses
Natalie Varel, Physical Therapist Assistant
• Missouri Western State University: Undergraduate degree in Health and Exercise Science – 4 years
• Missouri Western State University: Physical Therapist Assistant – 2 years
Job Requirements
• Physical Therapists generally work 40 hours per week but it varies depending on the Physical Therapist how many days they work per week.
• Physical Therapists – Evaluates, plan and cares the treatment for the patient, along with determining if physical therapy is right for the patient, and sometimes perform the treatment
• Physical Therapist Assistants – Perform the treatments prescribed by the Physical Therapists
Job Trends
• Challenges:– Patients that are lazy and don’t want to do treatment or home
exercises– Increasing documentation– Knowing proper documentation according to new laws– Staying up to date on reimbursement from insurance
• Rewards:– Get to be active and not behind a desk– Get to help people who are injured– Get to be creative on treatments for patients– Great people person job– Unspecified or varying career paths for Physical Therapists
Equipment
• Physical Therapists use resistance bands the most for physical therapy because they are the cheapest and most effective way to treat a patient but have a lot of different equipment that they can use for treatments.